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One cup cuts blood pressure, two stave off dementia... and s...

We are a nation of coffee addicts — last year alone we spent almost £1 billion on it. Our caffeine habit was vindicated last week when Swedish researchers revealed women who drink five or more cups a day could be protec [...]

Posted On : May, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Heavy Coffee Intake Linked to Lower Breast Ca Risk?

W?omen who drank at least five cups of coffee daily had a significantly lower risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, an analysis of two large cohort studies suggested. Overall, the magnitude of the benefit ranged from 20% to more than 5 [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Sex and coffee may raise risk of brain hemorrhage in some pe...

The rupture of a brain aneurysm is a relatively rare event but, as it causes bleeding in the brain, that event is a potentially devastating one. Now researchers have attempted to identify possible triggers for such ruptures, also known as [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

No evidence that coffee ups risk of high blood pressure: stu...

Despite previous concerns, downing lots of coffee doesn't seem to increase the risk of high blood pressure, says a U.S. study. High blood pressure, or hypertension, has been linked to heart disease, stroke and a shorter life exp [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee lowers stroke risk in women

Consuming more than a cup of coffee a day is linked to a 22 per cent to 25 per cent lower risk of stroke, says a new study. Low or no coffee consumption is associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to the study of 34,670 wom [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee Can Curb Diabetes Risks

Researchers at UCLA have discovered that coffee’s protective effects against Type 2 diabetes may be attributed to a protein that regulates sex hormones. Sex hormone-binding globulin, or SHBG, regulates and biologically activates ma [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Drinking coffee lowers diabetes risk by over 50%--study

Sipping hot cup of coffee not only helps kick start your mornings, but also lowers the risk of diabetes by more than half, a new study delving into the link between coffee and type 2 diabetes [Also called non-insulin dependent diabetes; [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Why drinking coffee cuts diabetes risk

Numerous studies have shown that coffee protects against type 2 diabetes. Yet no one has really understood why. Now, researchers at UCLA have discovered a possible molecular mechanism behind coffee's protective effect. A protein [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee And Tea ‘Cut Heart Disease Risk’!

Drinking coffee or tea in moderation reduces the risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study.Researchers in The Netherlands found that drinking more than six cups of tea per day was associated with a 36 percent lower risk [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee intake and stroke risk

A new study has revealed that drinking more coffee than usual could double your risk of a stroke. Prior research suggests a high risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death in the hour after coffee intake. However, the risk of stroke a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Increasing coffee intake 'doubles stroke risk'

A new study has revealed that drinking more coffee than usual could double your risk of a stroke. Experts at Harvard Medical School in Boston found that light coffee drinkers who normally have no more than one a day are twice as li [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

ICCO chief sees risk to Ivorian cocoa supply

Risks to cocoa supplies from Ivory Coast are real and living conditions are not normal for people in rural cocoa growing areas, Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director of the International Cocoa Organization, said on Wednesday. " [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Coffee, Tea Linked to Lower Brain Cancer Risk

Drinking about a half cup or more of coffee or tea per day is associated with a 34% reduction in the risk for glioma, a type of brain tumor, researchers report. Researchers led by Dominique Michaud, DSc, an investigator at Brown Universi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Tea & Coffee: Linked to Lower Brain Cancer Risk

Researchers have discovered that coffee and tea might do more than boost your energy levels: Regular consumption of the world's two most popular beverages may also shield you against a form of brain cancer. In fact, the latest resear [...]