Caffeine and Atrial Fibrillation
THANK GOODNESSAs I lover of coffee, I read a recent report of the lack of connection between atrial fibrillation and caffeine with much relief. Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent sustained malignant heart rhythm in adults and a leading cause of stroke. 2 recent studies were published evaluating over 115,000 patients. In the end it was found that caffeine exposure is not associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation. In fact, low-dose caffeine may even have a protective effect.I would discuss this finding with your physician but for now, I will continue to drink my beloved dark roast with more reassuran...
Source: Dr Portnay - October 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr Portnay Source Type: blogs
Wrigley holds off on caffeinated gum as FDA reviews caffeine
By Melissa Healy
7:54 p.m. EDT, May 9, 2013
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 respect for the agency's deliberations, the company's president, Casey Keller announced in a statement issued to the Associated Press.
The move appears to be a bow to FDA Deputy Commissioner Michael R. Taylor's public suggestion last week that "together, we should immediately be looking at what voluntary restraint can be used by indu...
Source: PharmaGossip - September 2, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
What Caffeine Really Does to Your Brain — PsyBlog [feedly]
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - August 1, 2013 Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
Too much sodium is bad. Hidden sources of sodium are worse!
Sometimes in the hubbub of today, we miss simple things that can have a lasting impact. This is true for parents and for doctors. As part of my ongoing board certification as a pediatrician, I was thrilled recently to see an important nutrition question:
“A 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician for a health care supervision visit. The parents have no particular concerns. Which of the following interventions would be most likely to lead to a predicted decrease in mortality in a population of healthy 5-year-old children?”
Decreased potassium intake
Decreased sodium intake
Increased caffeine intake
Increased fluori...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 18, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Dr. Alan Greene Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Family Nutrition Top Blog Source Type: blogs
Dying For Caffeine
It’s not the coffee, it’s everything else.
Late last year, coffee drinkers were buoyed by the release of a massive study in the New England Journal of Medicine that “did not support a positive association between coffee drinking and mortality.” In fact, the analysis by Neal D. Freedman and associates showed that even at the level of 6 or more cups per day, coffee consumption appeared to be mildly protective against diabetes, stroke, and death due to inflammatory diseases. Men who drank that much coffee had a 10% lower risk of death, and women in this category show a 15% lower death risk. Coffee, it seemed, was goo...
Source: Addiction Inbox - March 13, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
Bees Benefit From Caffeine
Caffeinated plants provide an unforgettable experience.
Honeybees rewarded with caffeine remember the smell of specific flowers longer than bees given only sucrose, according to a study published in Science. “By using a drug to enhance memories of reward,” the study says, “plants secure pollinator fidelity and improve reproductive success.”
Many drugs used by humans come from plants. But what role do the drugs play for the plants themselves? Frequently, they play the role of toxic avenger, providing a chemical defense against attacks by herbivores. But in smaller doses, they often have pharmacological effects on ...
Source: Addiction Inbox - March 7, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Dirk Hanson Source Type: blogs
The Buzz on Caffeine
Do your parents or teachers start the day with a cup of coffee? There’s no question that coffee is a popular drink—the National Coffee Association estimates that Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee a day. It’s the caffeine in coffee that provides the energy boost that many people claim they need to function. Caffeine has that perk-up effect because it is a stimulant. It blocks a brain chemical, adenosine, which causes sleepiness.
Caffeine is found in tea leaves, coffee beans, cacao (used to make chocolate), and cola nuts (which come from the plant that gives soda its flavor). Caffeine is also found in many f...
Source: NIDA Drugs and Health Blog - February 7, 2012 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara Bellum Source Type: blogs
evil
doctors can be naughty sometimes too. i suppose boredom can be fertile ground for all sorts of mischief and what speciality tends to leave plenty of room for boredom more than anasthetics, especially when you have to sit around with a stable patient while an orthopod labours through the night fixing all sorts of bones.the anesthetist in question was on call for the orthopedic list. the list tended to start at about four in the afternoon and go pretty much right through the night. by midnight it could be quite a challenge to maintain enthusiasm, unless of course you had something to keep your mind busy.after a few cases the...
Source: other things amanzi - January 26, 2012 Category: Surgery Authors: Bongi Source Type: blogs
PA Training Lecture: Antibiotics
Quick update: I’m back in my home state after a very fun, very exhausting trip to see one of my college classmates get married. I’ll be home around 10 PM, with PA training classes back in session bright and early at 8AM. Needless to say, I’ll need some caffeine. The word is that we are…Continue readingPA Training Lecture: AntibioticsThe postPA Training Lecture: Antibiotics appeared first onInside PA Training. (Source: Inside PA Training)
Source: Inside PA Training - October 12, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Paul Tags: Coaching, Tools, and Resources antibiotics medical students UCSF Source Type: blogs
PA Training Lecture: Antibiotics
Quick update: I’m back in my home state after a very fun, very exhausting trip to see one of my college classmates get married. I’ll be home around 10 PM, with PA training classes back in session bright and early at 8AM. Needless to say, I’ll need some caffeine. The word is that we are...The postPA Training Lecture: Antibiotics appeared first onInside PA Training. (Source: Inside PA Training)
Source: Inside PA Training - October 12, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Paul Tags: Learning Resources antibiotics medical students UCSF Source Type: blogs
PA Training Lecture: Antibiotics
Quick update: I'm back in my home state after a very fun, very exhausting trip to see one of my college classmates get married. I'll be home around 10 PM, with PA training classes back in session bright and early at 8AM. Needless to say, I'll need some caffeine. The word is that we are [...]The postPA Training Lecture: Antibiotics appeared first onInside PA Training. (Source: Inside PA Training)
Source: Inside PA Training - October 12, 2010 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Paul Tags: Coaching, Tools, and Resources antibiotics medical students UCSF Source Type: blogs
Caffeine Cures Alzheimer’s! And Other Misleading Headlines.
Not really, but I’d imagine that headline caught your eye and grabbed your attention, which is what it was supposed to do. The study on which that claim is based was widely and often quite misleadingly trumpeted across the Internet yesterday (July 6, 2009). Although some responsible sites included in the headline that the tests were done in mice, many concealed this important fact until you were well into the article and had already been exposed to whatever advertising was on the page. I’d already seen several misleading headlines before I realized the studies were in mice and I’m sure that many people di...
Source: Dr. Z's Medical Report - July 7, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: Ed Zimney, MD Tags: Healthy Living 500 milligrams Alzheimer's Alzheimer's disease beta amyloid caffeine cure enzymes espresso headlines humans impaired memory insomnia memory loss mice misleading mouse press release researchers side effe Source Type: blogs
