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Hysteria over 5-Hour Energy drink is not yet justified
The floor space of the new Walmart Supercenter (they don't want to call it a mere store) in Whitehall Township has enough room for nearly four full-sized football fields. Luckily, somebody in a blue shirt pointed to a "pharmacy" section that is very...Tags: Walmart, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Allentown, Starbucks Corp., The New York Times
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Purdue students concoct safe energy drink
A popular energy drink made here in Indiana is under scrutiny. The founder and CEO of 5-hour energy is strongly defending his product after claims that it led to 13 deaths in the past four years. In the midst of this controversy, a group of Purdue...
Tags: Education, Purdue University, Teaching and Learning, Students, Amino Acids
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The monster from the black energy drink can
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating Monster Energy over reports that it was connected to five deaths over the past three years, including a 14-year-old girl who died of heart arrhythmia. Investors responded by dumping the company's stock,...
Tags: Cardiac Arrhythmia, Starbucks Corp., Heart Attack, Food and Drug Administration
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Energy drinks + alcohol = trouble. Or is it just the alcohol?
HealthA new report says people are increasingly landing in emergency rooms after overdoing it with energy drinks and other substances. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says there has been a 10-fold increase in emergency room... -
City is hiking up an impossible slope
If what we imagine is real, then we could surpass the limitations of our physical world; and If we hear an uncorroborated opinion frequently, it could become an unquestioned truism. Those that don’t believe only need to will themselves to accept... -
Studies say acid in sports and energy drinks could cause damage to teeth
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- They can give you a "pick me up" or help you rehydrate after long day in the sun, but according numerous studies energy drinks and sports drinks are exposing people to possible dental issues. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Lab Tests, New York University, Dental Health, Coca-Cola Co.
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Wrigley holds off on caffeinated gum as FDA reviews caffeine
Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would investigate the safety of added caffeine in U.S. food and beverage products, Wrigley North America has decided to put its bid to market a caffeinated gum on hold out of...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumer Goods Industries, Food Industry, Taurine (dietary supplement), Agriculture
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Monster Beverage sued by San Francisco
San Francisco City Atty. Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp., accusing the company of pitching highly caffeinated drinks to minors as young as 6 years old. The lawsuit, filed Monday in San Francisco Superior Court, is the latest twist in a...
Tags: Litigation, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure
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Monster Beverage Now In Legal War With San Francisco, While Connecticut Nutritionist Keeps Calling for Ban on Energy Drink Sales to Kids
A couple of months ago, Monster Beverage threatened to sue a Connecticut nutritionist named Dr. Deborah Kennedy unless she stopped saying high-caffeine energy drinks were dangerous for kids. Then the multi-billion-dollar company, the biggest energy-...Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Trials, Litigation
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Washington, DC, Margaret Hamburg, Health Organizations, Mars, Inc.
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A healthy dose of data
The daily broadcast of medical reports, scientific studies and sociological statistics can cause your ears to ring. Sometimes a report will contradict the findings of another issued just days earlier. More often, compelling snapshots of the American...Tags: Cardiac Rehabilitation, Vaccines, Mental Health, Tetanus, American Medical Association
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Buzz kill
RedEyeCome Fridays, Nelson Ignila, a 22-year-old Lincoln Park resident, is exhausted from the long hours he puts in at his management consulting job. Since he doesn't have time for an evening nap before going out, Ignila reaches for one of the 5-Hour Energy...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists
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