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Individuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news180039596.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:00:07 EST news180039596 (PhysOrg.com) -- While it is too early for physicians to start advising their male patients to take up the habit of regular coffee drinking, data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference revealed a strong inverse association between coffee consumption and the risk of lethal and advanced prostate cancers. http://www.physorg.com/news179436072.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:03 EST news179436072 (AP) -- Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries. http://www.physorg.com/news179428113.html Other Sciences Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:30:03 EST news179428113 People who drink may want to know that coffee won't sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk. http://www.physorg.com/news179416153.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:50:48 EST news179416153 Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53% lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study led by Neal Freedman, Ph.D., MPH, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.physorg.com/news175261769.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:00:01 EST news175261769 (PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight. http://www.physorg.com/news174917098.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:01 EST news174917098 Free Wi-Fi has turned coffee shops into de facto work spaces. That's good for a region full of digital nomads armed with laptops who want to escape the isolation of working alone. But it's been a mixed blessing for coffee shop owners, who have found the economics of free Wi-Fi a complex brew. While many coffee shops have embraced this increasingly mobile workforce by rolling out extras like power strips, others have sought to subtly discourage or limit freeloaders who can be a drain on the bottom line. http://www.physorg.com/news173533095.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:10:03 EST news173533095 Coffee is routinely consumed in countries within the Mediterranean basin. Coffee, an infusion of ground, roasted coffee beans, is the most widely consumed behaviourally active substance in the world. It contains several hundred different substances including, antioxidants, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds and alkaloids. Nevertheless, the effects of coffee on the cardiovascular system have been mainly related to caffeine. Acute and chronic caffeine intake appears to have only minor negative consequence on health. However, high levels of caffeine intake have been related to ventricular arrhythmias. http://www.physorg.com/news170935796.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:10:42 EST news170935796 (PhysOrg.com) -- A well-insulated mug may keep your coffee somewhat warm, but now scientists have designed a high-tech mug that can keep drinks hot or cold at the perfect temperature for up to half an hour. http://www.physorg.com/news170425949.html Physics Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:34:15 EST news170425949 Malaysia's health authorities have seized over 20,000 dollars worth of coffee mixed with sildenafil, the main ingredient in erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, a report said Sunday. http://www.physorg.com/news166004975.html Medicine & Health Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:30:02 EST news166004975 We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle your co-workers too. http://www.physorg.com/news165065589.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:33:38 EST news165065589 The 150-year-old coffee brand has tapped into new technology to market itself. http://www.physorg.com/news162063727.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 18:42:43 EST news162063727 At Experimental Biology 2009, Dr. Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy for the American Beverage Association, today briefed colleagues on her new analysis indicating that consumers of all ages are drinking more lower-calorie beverages than they did several years ago. The data are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - the largest and longest-running national, publicly available source of health and nutrition data in the United States. http://www.physorg.com/news159446132.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:35:58 EST news159446132 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Duke University professor and his graduate student have discovered a universal principle that unites the curious interplay of light and shadow on the surface of your morning coffee with the way gravity magnifies and distorts light from distant galaxies. http://www.physorg.com/news158943173.html Physics Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:53:32 EST news158943173 The role coffee and tea play in a person's risk of having a stroke got a little clearer recently as two large observational studies found that the beverages may actually provide a modest amount of protection. http://www.physorg.com/news156957731.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:22:53 EST news156957731 Good sleep equals good health, says Raul Noriega, manager of the Comprehensive Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. Yet more than half of women report problems with insomnia. According to the National Sleep Foundation, `women`s lack of sleep affects nearly every aspect of their time-pressed lives, leaving them late for work, stressed out, tired and with little time for friends.` What`s going on? There are several factors, Noriega says, and all relate to poor sleep hygiene. http://www.physorg.com/news156620879.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:48:31 EST news156620879 It's true that, unlike the rest of the world, Americans more often drink our tea instant and iced. But a revolution is brewing. We're warming up to the beneficial qualities of tea, the second most popular drink on the planet behind water. Tea sales in the U.S. are expected to double over the next five years, bolstered by a growing interest in its potential health benefits, according to market research firm Packaged Facts. http://www.physorg.com/news154623682.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:02:04 EST news154623682 Coffee, elixir of the gods. Studies say drinking it can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and mouth cancer. It can prevent cavities. It can make you happier. It can kill a headache. It can make asthmatics breathe a little easier. It can ease the effects on the heart and liver of hard, heavy drinking. http://www.physorg.com/news154356981.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:56:55 EST news154356981 Coffee shrubs, both in themselves and because they are most often cultivated in the shade of large trees, can have a positive impact on plant and animal diversity in those parts of the landscape that are deforested and dominated by agriculture. What constitutes a dilemma for consumers wishing to shop ecologically is that when coffee is grown in a forest, which is also common, the impact on diversity is negative. http://www.physorg.com/news154265255.html Biology Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:28:20 EST news154265255 It's not uncommon for students to consume energy drinks to increase their concentration as they study throughout the night. "Energy drinks are the coffee of a new generation," says Stéphanie Côté, nutritionist with Extenso, a Université de Montréal health and nutrition think-tank. "These drinks are made up of sugar and caffeine and can have a negative impact on health." http://www.physorg.com/news153127828.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:30:40 EST news153127828 Midlife coffee drinking can decrease the risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life. This conclusion is made in a Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Study published in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (Volume 16:1). http://www.physorg.com/news151225794.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:09:54 EST news151225794 Consumers are often told that if they break an item, they buy it. But a new study suggests that if they just touch an item for more than a few seconds, they may also end up buying it. http://www.physorg.com/news150559104.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:58:24 EST news150559104 A new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals another "eco-friendly" reason to select shade-grown coffee over beans that were grown in the sun: Shade coffee farms not only harbor a diverse array of birds and bats, but they also help to maintain the genetic diversity of native tree species. http://www.physorg.com/news149180590.html Biology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:03:10 EST news149180590 (PhysOrg.com) -- Here's one more reason to say "shade grown, please" when you order your morning cup of coffee. Shade coffee farms, which grow coffee under a canopy of multiple tree species, not only harbor native birds, bats and other beneficial creatures, but also maintain genetic diversity of native tree species and can act as focal points for tropical forest regeneration. http://www.physorg.com/news149171330.html Biology Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:28:50 EST news149171330 Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars and trucks. Their study has been published online in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. http://www.physorg.com/news148149549.html Chemistry Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:39:09 EST news148149549 Our judgment of a person's character can be influenced by something as simple as the warmth of the drink we hold in our hand. http://www.physorg.com/news143986754.html Other Sciences Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:19:14 EST news143986754 Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades. http://www.physorg.com/news142052464.html Biology Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:01:04 EST news142052464 When we hear somebody described as "frosty" or "cold", we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial. There are numerous examples in our daily language of metaphors which make a connection between cold temperatures and emotions such as loneliness, despair and sadness. http://www.physorg.com/news140701383.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:43:03 EST news140701383 New research from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, shows that -for women -the caffeine advantage is indeed everything it's cracked up to be. Females who don't drink coffee can get just as much of a caffeine boost as those who sip it regularly, according to a study in the latest edition of Nutrition Research. http://www.physorg.com/news138974366.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:59:26 EST news138974366 Most of us have stood in a supermarket aisle, overwhelmed with the array of choices. Making those choices is easier if the options are categorized, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news135493752.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:09:12 EST news135493752