Ms. Eclectic has long maintained that scotch therapy is the best way to deal with colds or the flu (see this, for example). And now we learn that Russian physicians are advising travelers to drink whiskey to deal with possible swine flu infections:
Russian soccer fans heading to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier have been urged to take unique precautions to ward off swine flu: drink Welsh whisky
"Welsh whisky is on offer to Russian supporters as a disinfectant," Alexander Shprygin, head of the national team's fan club, said Monday. "This will relieve any symptoms."
We both concur with one of the comments on that story: is there some way to convince our drug plan to cover single-malt scotch if we get the flu?
More: But I guess it is possible to overdo it:
People who consume, on average, more than one alcoholic drink daily face a significantly higher risk of developing six types of cancer, according to sobering new Canadian research.
But as Ms. Eclectic also says, she had cancer before she started drinking much. So maybe the direction of causation is reversed? 8-)