Sore throat: beneficial
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May 6, 2008
Source: Daily Mail
Last year, Italian scientists found that both red and white wines are effective anti-bacterial agents against strains of streptomorecoccus, which causes infections such as sore throats. They put this down to acids in the wine which can protect against and destroy bacteria, but red is better at this than white.
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