RE: Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

A valid point, but in the supplementary information posted by Paul Lavely is
the comment "Ethanol-free extracts of some alcoholic beverages induced
sister chromatid exchanges in human cells in vitro".

This seems to imply that the associated congeners play a role, which has a
certain logic to it when you consider aging in charred barrels in light of
other pyrogenic carcinogens.

I always did prefer vodka ;-)

Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov

For too many people, a conclusion is the place where you got tired of
thinking. . .

On Monday, May 22, 2000 8:30 AM, Bernard L Cohen [SMTP:blc+@pitt.edu] wrote:
> 
> 	--Does anyone know if this implies that gargling with a mouthwash
> that contains alcohol is carcinogenic? For the mouth, pharynx, and larynx,
> exposures to alcohol from drinking or from using it as a gargle should be
> similar. Why, then, aren't there warnings on mouth washes that contain
> alcohol?
> 
> Bernard L. Cohen
> Physics Dept.
> University of Pittsburgh
> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
> Tel: (412)624-9245
> Fax: (412)624-9163
> e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu
> 

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