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Many drivers in a car accident or motorcycle because of drinking alcohol. But the researchers found alcohol could actually be a potent drug that protects the brain from injury at the time of the accident itself. A study published in the Archives of Surgery prove it.

In a study involving 38,000 patients in U.S. hospitals who experienced brain injury between 2000 and 2005, as many as 38 percent of their blood alcohol injuries. But surprisingly, patients whose blood contains alcohol have less injuries than those who never drank alcohol.

“This study just raises more questions than answers. To say that alcohol is good is not easy because alcohol is not good for health. But the alcohol proved to be saving someone from a brain injury is more severe the accident,” said Dr. Ali Salim, MD, of the General Surgery Residency Educational Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, as quoted from the Health, Sunday (27/9/2009).
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