Make That a Double, Barkeeper

It's official, drinking is good for you:

....In a study, published in the Aug. 1 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology, the researchers found that people who down anywhere from one to 30 drinks a week performed better than nondrinkers on a battery of tests designed to measure their cognitive ability. "Compared with abstainers, persons drinking one or two glasses of alcohol per day had a significantly lower risk of poor cognitive function," the authors wrote. "In terms of cognitive function, we found that frequent drinking may be more beneficial than drinking only on special occasions." ....