Increasing evidence suggests that light to moderate amounts of polyphenol-rich alcoholic
beverages like wine or beer could have health benefits. Scientists have long debated the …

The aim of this review is to present and discuss the effect of different levels of alcohol
consumption on the immune system. Not only the amount consumed but also the type of …

Several studies have described a dose-dependent effect of alcohol on human health with
light to moderate drinkers having a lower risk of all-cause mortality than abstainers, while …

Ethanol may be detrimental to immune cells due to the generation of free radicals during
detoxification. If this is true, then alcoholic beverages that contain antioxidants, like red wine …

Alcoholics frequently suffer from infectious diseases and have increased rates of some
cancers, indicating that alcohol impairs the immune system, which protects the body against …

This communication reviews recent literature and summarizes current views on the
immunomodulatory effects of acute and chronic alcohol consumption. Chronic and even …

Clinicians have long observed an association between excessive alcohol consumption and
adverse immune-related health effects such as susceptibility to pneumonia. In recent …

Background: Multiple line of clinical and experimental evidence demonstrates that both
acute, moderate, and chronic, excessive alcohol use result in various abnormalities in the …

The 11th annual meeting of the Alcohol and Immunology Research Interest Group was held
at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois on November 17, 2006. The Alcohol …

The immunomodulatory capacity of acute, moderate alcohol consumption was investigated
in this study in nonalcoholic volunteers after 2 ml of vodka/kg body weight of alcohol …