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Deirdre Boyd

April 18, 2008

MORE THAN TWO DRINKS RISKS ALZHEIMER'S

More than two alcoholic drinks a day could mean you get Alzheimer's disease almost five years earlier than otherwise. If you also smoke, you hasten the onset of of the degenerative brain condition by up to seven years.

The findings come from a study by Mount Sinai Hospital presented at the American Academy of Neurology's annual conference. Its team looked at 938 people aged 60+ who were diagnosed with possible of probable Alzheimer's.

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