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Report Warns Energy Drinks Can Be Dangerous for Kids

Popular energy drinks made with caffeine can be dangerous for children and teens, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics, which says young people shouldn't consume the beverages. The report found that kids with diabetes, mood disorders and heart, kidney or liver diseases could suffer from heart palpitations,...

Four Loko Banned by Washington State Liquor Control Board

(Nov. 10) -- Next week, Washington state residents will no longer find "blackout in a can" beverage Four Loko on liquor store shelves. The infamous party drink responsible for the hospitalization of nine Central Washington University students at an Oct. 8 house party is being placed under emergency ban by the state's...

Four Loko Bans Rise, Along With Sales Figures

(Nov. 4) -- Four Loko, the "blackout in a can" beverage that's being blamed for a series of intoxication-related illnesses and hospitalizations across the country, is facing a growing clampdown on college campuses. But sales of the product -- made by beverage company Phusion Products -- are apparently on the rise. Several...

'Blackout in a Can' to Blame for Post-Party Ailments

(Oct. 25) -- Four Loko, an alcoholic beverage referred to as "blackout in a can," is the culprit behind several hospitalizations after students at a Central Washington University party overdid it on the potent elixir. The Oct. 8 house party, which counted around 50 youth -- many of them underage -- ended with nine...

Coffee Could Help Prevent Parkinson's in Quarter of the World's Population

(Oct. 1) -- Your daily cup(s) of coffee might be helping to stave off Parkinson's disease. Assuming, that is, you're also lucky enough to have the right genetic makeup. At a meeting of the World Parkinson Congress on Thursday, researchers presented breakthrough findings that help explain why coffee, and other caffeinated...

Background on caffeine

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants.

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