A shot of whisky* a day keeps the cancer away.

A medical conference in the Scottish city of Glasgow [where else?] has heard that whisky can protect the drinker against cancer.

"There has been much in the news about the health benefits of antioxidants in red wine. By contrast, very little has been said about malt whisky distillery science," Jim Swan, a doctor who works as a consultant to the drinks industry, told the recent EuroMedLab 2005 conference.

* That's metric for whiskey. They didn't say if American whiskey or Kentucky bourbon would have the same affect.

(Via Pathetic Earthling at Say Uncle)