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| New Scientist: Coffee Drinkers Have Lower Diabetes Risk |
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In a Dutch population, drinkers of seven or more cups of coffee a day were half as likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Journal reference: Lancet (vol 360, p 1477).
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Forbes.com: Coffee May Cut Cirrhosis Risk : TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking coffee seems to protect alcohol drinkers from liver disease, a new study suggests.
Every daily cup of coffee reduced the incidence of cirrhosis, a condition that destroys liver tissue, by 22 percent, according to researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, in Oakland, Calif.
Coffee: Old Familiar Becomes New Favorite : Health effects of coffee, including its role as a central nervous system stimulant. Colorado State University, September 23, 1998.
JAMA: Association of Coffee and Caffeine Intake With the Risk of Parkinson Disease : Higher coffee and caffeine intake is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson Disease in a study of Japanese-American men. Journal of the American Medical Association, May 24, 2000.
Ill Effects of Caffeine and How to Quit Coffee : Information about symptoms of caffeine addiction, calculating daily intake, withdrawal symptons, and quitting gradually.
Institute for Coffee Studies : Division of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center that investigates the chemical nature of coffee, identifies potential therapeutic uses, and disseminates findings to the public. Includes summaries of research.
JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men : In a study of men in the United States, coffee consumption may have helped to prevent symptomatic gallstone disease. Journal of the American Medical Association, June 9, 1999.
Coffee Science Source : Presents information on coffee, caffeine and health, reviewed by medical experts, from science journals and industry reports for journalists, health care professionals and coffee consumers.
JAMA: Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes : Reports an association between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of diabetes in a Finnish population. Journal of the American Medical Association, March 10, 2004.
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Health Tip: Screening for Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) --
The best way to get a good prognosis when it comes to cancer is to get
diagnosed as early as possible -- and that's where cancer screening tests
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Psychotherapy Beats Light Treatment for SAD (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- As daylight hours dwindle,
people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can often feel the onset of
wintertime depression, but a new study suggests one type of remedy may
work better than another at banishing the SAD blues. |
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Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia (AP)
AP - Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said. |
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Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diet and exercise can keep
diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more
than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds. |
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Study: 1 in 10 binge drinkers get on the road (AP)
AP - One in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel the last time they drank heavily. And half of those drivers left from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks, a new study has found. |
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