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Four pints of beer a week is a danger to health

Drinking just four pints of beer a week could raise the risk of a person needing hospital treatment during their lifetime, according to a major study of almost 6000 Scottish men over the last 35 years.

Drinking just four pints of beer a week could raise the risk of a person needing hospital treatment during their lifetime, according to a major study of almost 6000 Scottish men over the last 35 years.