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Pastimes : Tasted Any Good Wines Lately? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Marvin Frank who wrote (248)	1/7/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: Charles Hughes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 300

>> Dear Chaz, Why don't you research the leaded crystal problem I am researching it, with the most knowledgeable wine glassware users I can find - yourselves. >> and be kind enough to report back to us tomorrow. Not at this response rate ;-) >> I have a feeling that most fine glassware is not a problem. Most fine glassware through about 1993 had this problem, then the CDC issued a warning. Since then, I haven't seen anything in the press, so I have no way to evaluate. Almost all old quality decanters have a large percentage of lead in the glass. However, the thrust of your response is that this inquiry is boring. No health enthusiasts here. I get you. I give up, but I hope if anyone knows if a law or regulation was made in connection to leaded crystal or not, they will let me know. Also whether the glassware recommended on this forum is leaded or not. Thanks, Chaz

To: Marvin Frank who wrote (248)	1/8/1999 7:28:00 PM
From: j g cordes	Respond to of 300

Science Headlines- Drinking Wine Could Be Tonic For The Brain Friday January 8 12:23 AM ET Drinking Wine Could Be Tonic For The Brain LONDON (Reuters) - A glass and a half of wine a day could help stave off neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, according to research published Thursday. Italian scientists, reporting in the British journal New Scientist, said a natural chemical produced by vines and concentrated in both grapes and wine triggers a seven-fold increase in the activity and effectiveness of an enzyme called mapkinase. Mapkinase stimulates and regenerates nerve cells. Alberto Bertelli and his team at Milan University said they had tested the chemical -- called reservatrol -- on human neural nerves and found it made the cells grow small extensions through which they could connect with neighboring cells. According to the team, the process can be replicated in people by drinking a glass and a half of wine a day. ''Reservatrol allows the brain cells to get themselves connected to one another again. It is this reconstruction that which reactivates the ability of the elderly to remember,'' Bertelli said. ''By daily reinforcing these contacts, we can prevent neuro degeneration,'' he added. Jim