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Drinking alcohol: How much is healthy?

Here are some advices from Beijing United Family Hospital about drinking habits and when too much is really too much… For BJU, to enjoy alcohol without risking health, men should drink no more than four standard drinks each day; women should have no... ...full story at Today in China

from Today in China on Tue, Apr 03 2007

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