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Monday, January 18, 2010    Send to a friend Send to a friend
Wired magazine investigation by James Silver: Resveratrol

Portentous music blares as a news bulletin-style headline -- "National Medical Report" -- flashes on the computer screen. Against a backdrop of ancient Egyptian mosaics an earnest American voice-over declares: "Six thousand years ago, the ancient Persians offered it as a symbol of peace and friendship. Since then it has been intertwined with the journey of mankind." Cut to the present, and a shot of red wine sloshing into glasses. "Many of today's scientists believe," booms the actor, "that one of [red wine's] key extracts -- resveratrol -- may offer new hope for good health and the prevention of heart disease, cancer and other deadly diseases."

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