Pregnant women at risk from high street coffee shops
High street coffee chains are unwittingly putting pregnant women at risk due to huge variations in their caffeine content.
Health
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Jonesing for java: Could caffeine use predict risk for cocaine abuse?
Parents of young caffeine consumers take heed: that high-calorie energy drink or soda might present more than just obesity risk. In fact, according to a double-blind, placebo-controlled study that examined responses to stimulants, ...
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Increased caffeinated coffee consumption associated with decreased risk of depression in women
The risk of depression appears to decrease for women with increasing consumption of caffeinated coffee, according to a report in the September 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer
There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way of preventing harmful sun damage or skin cancer.
Cancer
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Researcher finds caffeine consumption, female infertility link
Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated ...
Medical research
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Caffeine promotes drink flavor preference in adolescents
Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, indicates that caffeine ...
Health
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Mystery ingredient in coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer's disease
A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage's caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why daily coffee intake protects against Alzheimer's disease. A new Alzheimer's mouse study by researchers ...
Health
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Why caffeine can reduce fertility in women
Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated ...
Medical research
May 26, 2011 |
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Caffeine and diabetes -- helpful or harmful?
A growing body of research suggests that caffeine disrupts glucose metabolism and may contribute to the development and poor control of type 2 diabetes, a major public health problem. A review article in the inaugural issue ...
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Apr 07, 2011 |
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Genetic variants associated with caffeine intake identified
Two genes in which variation affects intake of caffeine, the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, have been discovered. A team of investigators from the National Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Public Health, ...
Genetics
Apr 06, 2011 |
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