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Caffeine Linked to Hallucination

Drinking 3+ cups of strong joe triples chances of hearing or seeing things: study

(Newser) - People with high caffeine intake are three times more likely to experience hallucinations, including voices, visions, and ghosts, LiveScience reports. A study found that subjects who consumed three cups of brewed coffee, or seven of instant, were more prone to freaking out than their temperate brethren. Researchers think caffeine’s...

Beer Giant Kills Caffeine, Alcohol Combo

MillerCoors takes boost out of energy beer

(Newser) - Beer giant MillerCoors has agreed to snuff out its controversial Sparks line of high-alcohol, high-caffeine drinks. Attorneys general in 25 states complained the stimulant dangerously masks intoxication and accused the company of marketing the beverages to teenagers, the Chicago Tribune reports. Anheuser-Busch has already agreed to remove caffeine from Tilt...

Cuppa Joe Could Shrink Your C-Cup

Coffee, linked to decreased cancer risk, presents dilemma for busty-and-proud types

(Newser) - Three cups a day makes cleavage go away, a study has found. Though coffee protects against cancer, drinking caffeine for an extended time period makes breasts shrink. The reduction is most noticeable in larger busts, but it’s not enough to make Dolly Parton a Keira Knightley, the New York ...

Caffeine Jolt From Soap, Elsewhere May Pose Hazard

Experts fear buzz overload from new caffeine-infused products

(Newser) - Coffee drinkers typically know their limits when it comes to caffeine. But with companies shoveling the drug into the most unlikely places—oatmeal, jelly beans, soap—things may be getting dangerous, writes John Cloud in Time. Public-health experts fear some may add, say, NRG potato chips to already-caffeinated lifestyles, upping...

Preggo? It's OK to Have a Little Vino
 Preggo? It's OK 
 to Have a Little Vino 
opinion
Oct 18, 2008 2:23 AM CDT

Preggo? It's OK to Have a Little Vino

Gourmet foods are safer than most assume

(Newser) - Pregnant gourmands can stop panicking about sipping on the occasional—heck, daily—glass of wine, writes Lesley Porcelli in Gourmet. “The health people have not been talking to the food people,” and many warned-against drinks and dishes are fine in moderation. Porcelli’s research freed her to enjoy...

Red Alert: Energy Drink Thickens Blood

Beverage may give you both wings and heart trouble

(Newser) - Drinking Red Bull could lead to heart problems, the London Times reports. In a small study—30 Australian college students took part—downing even one can of the hypercaffeinated energy drink increased the risk of blot clots. In short, the young Red Bull enthusiasts developed a condition that resembled cardiovascular...

Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts
Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts
ANALYSIS
Aug 5, 2008 11:19 AM CDT

Brewhaha Over Coffee Muddies Health Facts

While caffeine has some risks, cups of joe pack a jolt of benefits

(Newser) - Coffee’s health risks and benefits have been widely debated, often with contradictory “facts” emerging simultaneously—but can they all be right? Yes, Jane Brody writes in the New York Times. For instance, below 550 milligrams of caffeine, beverages are not diuretic (though they are beyond that); and while...

Guzzle Coffee, Prevent Multiple Sclerosis?

Mice who consumed equivalent of 6-8 cups a day were protected

(Newser) - For preventing the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis, caffeine might be just what the doctor ordered, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a study involving what must have been some very jittery mice, researchers found that the equivalent of 6-8 cups of coffee per day conferred protection from the rodent equivalent of...

Coffee's Smell Alone Can Perk You Up

Beverage's mere aroma increases wakefulness, study shows

(Newser) - The aroma of coffee is enough to wake you up, a new study shows. Smelling coffee stimulated the expression of genes known to reverse the damaging effect of stress and sleep deprivation in test animals’ brains, international researchers tell LiveScience. Coffee’s stimulating effects have been known for ages, but...

Energy Drinks Linked to Risk-Taking

Two studies find increased incidence of risky sexual behavior, binge drinking

(Newser) - Beside nausea and stomach trouble, there’s a new reason to be concerned when you see your teen slamming four Red Bulls in an afternoon, the New York Times reports: risky behavior. A study in the Journal of American College Health links use of energy drinks with risky behavior such...

A Coffee a Day May Keep Dementia Away: Study

Daily caffeine helps protect the brain from damaging cholesterol

(Newser) - A daily fix of caffeine helps shield the brain from the damaging effects of cholesterol, which is apparently the way coffee helps reduce the risk of dementia, new research suggests. The "blood-brain barrier" protects the brain from toxins in the bloodstream, but scientists have discovered that cholesterol makes it...

Why Fork Over $11,000 for a Coffee Machine?
Why Fork Over $11,000 for a Coffee Machine?
OPINION
Mar 13, 2008 7:18 PM CDT

Why Fork Over $11,000 for a Coffee Machine?

'Clover addict' thinks it could change how we think about our joe

(Newser) - A cup of coffee brewed with 16 ounces of water at 203 degrees for 44 seconds? Coming right up. The brouhaha over the $11,000 Clover 1s—the ultra-high-tech machine that brews one cup at a time—makes sense, Paul Adams writes in Slate. After two hours test-driving the built-to-order...

From Night Owl to Early Bird?
From Night Owl to Early Bird?
Mar 4, 2008 12:05 PM CST

From Night Owl to Early Bird?

Altering caffeine, light, can help mold sleep patterns

(Newser) - For those wide-eyed deep into the night, rising and shining with the early birds might seem like an elusive dream that comes to a jarring end each morning. But for this 5% to 30% of the population, understanding circadian rhythms can benefit their tired eyes more than chugging coffee. The...

Marketing of Energy Drinks Under Scrutiny

Authorities wondering if beer makers are targeting kids with caffeinated booze

(Newser) - Big beer companies are facing state-led investigations into whether they're marketing caffeinated alcohol products to underage drinkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing both make such beverages, but insist that "We responsibly market our products to legal drinking-age consumers," a Miller spokesman tells the Journal.

Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes
Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes
Jan 28, 2008 4:53 PM CST

Caffeine May Worsen Diabetes

In small sample, patients with type 2 show increased blood sugar levels

(Newser) - Diabetics may want to consider kicking the coffee habit after a new study showed caffeine consumption increased blood sugar levels, Reuters reports. Type 2 diabetics given caffeine pills equivalent to four cups of coffee experienced an 8% rise in average blood glucose levels relative to days when they were given...

Coffee May Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Benefit increases as amount of caffeine consumed rises

(Newser) - One day after the release of a study linking caffeine and miscarriages, female coffee addicts got some good news today: Caffeine appears to lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer, a new study shows. What's more, the benefit appears to increase with the amount of caffeine consumed. The risk is...

Caffeine May Double Miscarriage Risk: Study

25% of women who drank 2 cups a day miscarried: study

(Newser) - Pregnant women who drink two cups of coffee a day may double their risk of miscarriage,  a new study concludes. Almost one-quarter of women in the study who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine a day—the amount in 10 ounces of coffee or 25 ounces of tea—miscarried, reports...

Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine
Nasal Spray
May Beat Caffeine
Dec 29, 2007 2:22 PM CST

Nasal Spray May Beat Caffeine

In tests, hormone erases effects of too little shut-eye

(Newser) - Help may be on the way for tired Americans in the form of a nasal spray that eliminates sleepiness without apparent side effects, reports Wired. UCLA scientists testing the naturally occurring brain hormone orexin A found that when used as a spray, it allowed sleep-deprived monkeys to perform as well...

Energy Drinks + Alcohol = Dangerous Cocktail

Study finds students at dramatically higher risk after drinking both beverages

(Newser) - College students downing Red Bull and vodka—or any other energy drink-alcohol combo—are at least twice as likely to be injured, ride with a drunk driver, or be involved in a sexual assault as those drinking regular cocktails. The stimulant/depressant mixture prevents students from recognizing intoxication in themselves or...

Buck Your Starbucks Addiction
Buck Your Starbucks Addiction
Sep 4, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

Buck Your Starbucks Addiction

Your health and your wallet will benefit from a little moderation

(Newser) - Though Starbucks' recent price hike averages just 9 cents a cup, that's still $50 a year for a java junkie with a five-latte-a-week habit. Save yourself with these tips from the Chicago Tribune:
  1. A 300-calorie snack in the afternoon is a healthier pick-me-up than coffee.

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