Daily drink thins the blood but raises risk of bleeding-type strokes. By staff writer staff writer, 14-Oct-2005. A daily glass of alcohol can prevent heart disease by thinning the blood, but moderate drinkers may also raise the risk of bleeding-type strokes, confirm researchers. A potential mediator of these two contrasting effects of alcohol may be platelet function.
What reforms did Napoleon introduce? A: Napoleon Bonaparte's biggest reform and influence was the Napoleonic Code. This code forbade privileges based on birth, gave the people freedom of religion... Full Answer >
By Richard Moore. The longest lasting effect of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule over France was his overseeing the implementation of a series of national laws collectively known as the Civil Code, or Code Napoleon.They included the Codes of Civil Procedure, Commercial Law (1807), Penal Code (1810) and Criminal Procedure (1808).he principal tenet of the Civil Code was that every French person was equal before the law. This was a boon for many, however, while he took the religious aspect out of divorce, many of his views did limit Revolution-founded freedoms for women.