Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Improve Brain Function?

The BrainBlogger does a much better job than I to write about the benefits of alcohol.  I like these couple of lines:
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Studies show that moderate alcohol intake can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, dementia, depression, stroke, breast and colon cancer.
The results of this study show that the aggregation of beta-amyloid in the human brain is lower among beer drinkers. Only beer.
Compared to abstainers, moderate drinkers have a larger hippocampus and better episodic memory.
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I'm sure your doctor will never agree to prescribe alcohol just like they will never agree to prescribe marijuana, ecstasy or sex. This is why you are completely on your own for your stroke rehab. Your options are being censored. And the worst part is your doctor doesn't have any clue about what they are missing(unknown unknowns) that might help you.