Red Wine stroke therapy

I'm now the owner of a battery powered corkscrew. It works great except that the foil cutter requires the bad hand to be able to grasp the bottle securely and not tip it, my wrist spasticity makes that almost impossile. I usually have to set the bottle on the floor and steady it between my shoes to keep it from spinning as the corkscrew works. So over the course of three days I finish off a bottle of red wine.
I'm sure box wines would be easier to open but they require two hands to serve, one hand to hold the glass under the spigot, the other hand to push down on the spigot to pour wine into the glass. I've done it single-handed by holding the glass and using a thumb to pull the lever down. But that is prone to spillage.  
Don't do this.
I do it for all these reasons.

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Red Wine May Boost Heart Health in Type 2 Diabetes Patients

 

Resveratrol Moderates Alzheimer’s Severity

 

A Glass of Red Wine Can Help Keep Your Brain 7.5 Years Sharper

 

Red Wine Prevents Memory Loss

 

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to reduced risk of heart failure

 

Scientists Discover How Resveratrol Provides Health Benefits

 

Natural substance in red wine has an anti-inflammatory effect in cardiovascular diseases

 

 Drink Red Wine to Lose Weight: Researchers 

Can Wine Protect You From Having a Stroke?

 

A glass of red wine is the equivalent to an hour at the gym, says new study

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHSU study points to advances in stroke treatment

I know these people are congratulating themselves but there are still lots of questions to be answered. Has the cascade of death been solved? Glutamate poisoning, excitotoxicity, non-opening of capillaries due to pericytes. MRIs on a daily basis would prove it one way or the other.
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=132829796860830800

A new procedure to help people in the crucial first hours after they have suffered strokes may soon be the standard of care, according to an Oregon Health & Science researcher who contributed to a study released Friday.

Traditionally, victims of strokes – which involves clots blocking the flow of blood to the brain – are treated with a corkscrew-like device that is twisted into the clot and gently pulled out. The new procedure opens the blocked artery by inserting into the brain a small mesh stent made of platinum and titanium. The stent expands the interior walls of the artery and allows blood to get to the patient’s brain. The clot is captured by the sent and after a few minutes the stent and clot are removed together.

A study of the new procedure was presented this morning at a medical conference in New Orleans. The study involved more than 140 stroke patients at 18 medical centers throughout the U.S., 35 of whom were treated at OHSU.

The new stent procedure appeared more effective than a traditional device, according to the study. More than half the patients treated with the stent were classified as having “excellent neurological outcomes.”

Only one in three with the corkscrew procedure earned that designation.

In addition, 17 percent of the patients treated with the stent died, compared to 38 percent treated with the traditional device.

Wayne Clark, director of the Oregon Stroke Center at OHSU and a co-author of the study, says Covidien, which manufactures the stent and funded the study, is applying for approval of the device from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“I really think this is going to be a game changer,” Clark says.