Drink up Ladies & Gentlemen!

[hamiltont]

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/07/beer-can-fight-against-cold-causing-virus/?test=latestnews

[tschmidlin]

Fuchimoto said such small quantities of humulone were present in beer that someone would have to drink around 30 cans, each of 350 millilitres (12 oz), for it to have any virus-fighting effect.

Yeah, 30 cans of Sapporo - or half a bottle of IPA.

[reverseapachemaster]

I just looked at the two pounds of Belma hops in my freezer and my headache went away.

[punatic]

Fuchimoto said such small quantities of humulone were present in beer that someone would have to drink around 30 cans, each of 350 millilitres (12 oz), for it to have any virus-fighting effect.

Yeah, 30 cans of Sapporo - or half a bottle of IPA.

I guess all you would have to do is look at a bottle of IIPA...   

[mtnrockhopper]

So one can of anything from six point should do.

[anje]

Anyone find the original article yet? I haven't been able to dig it up on google scholar.

[punatic]

Google scholar?  Hmmm...  Maybe google scholar is not so scholastic.

[erockrph]

Anyone find the original article yet? I haven't been able to dig it up on google scholar.

No hits on PubMed for humulone + RSV either.

[anje]

Anyone find the original article yet? I haven't been able to dig it up on google scholar.

No hits on PubMed for humulone + RSV either.

Yeah, but PubMed tends to lag at least a few weeks behind, in my experience.

[dcdwort]

Here is another link to a newscast.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/07/beer-has-anti-virus-properties-study-sapporo_n_2258735.html

and a longer article.   My next beer is going to have the highest humulone content I can squeeze into it!  Think I will name it "Ole Cold Away DPA"