http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/coffee-types-varieties-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:06:42 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-drinkers-may-live-longer-study-101419-1.htm Coffee may reduce risk of dying, shows research. According to a 14-year study, men who consumed six or more cups daily were 10 percent less likely to die compared with those who did not drink coffee. For women, there were 15 percent fewer deaths for those drinking six cups or more. The findings showed that there was a marginal difference for men drinking one cup per day, but those drinking two to three cups a day were 10 percent less likely to die. Those drinking four or five cups per ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-drinkers-may-live-longer-study-101419-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.htm A paralyzed woman has been helped by scientists to lift a drink to her lips with a thought-controlled robotic arm. On April 12 last year, 58-year-old Cathy Hutchinson made history by using only her thoughts to get a robotic arm to grasp a flask of coffee on a table, lift it and hold it to her lips for a sip, the researchers said. Fourteen years earlier, a stroke had left her paralysed and unable to speak, making her completely dependent on a caregiver. "This was the first time in nearly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/thought-guided-robot-arm-helps-paralysed-woman-drink-coffee-101416-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/leather-chair-porcelain-mug-and-staying-at-home-key-in-deriving-most-pleasure-out-of-coffee-100446-1.htm Sitting at home on a luxurious leather chair and using a porcelain mug is the most satisfying way of drinking a cup of coffee, a new study reveals. Sensory experts MMR Research Worldwide conducted the scientific research on British coffee drinkers for the launch of new Carte Noire Instinct. It found that drinking at home was better than a trendy but eventually unsatisfying coffee shop experience with uncomfortable wooden chairs and tables. China cups and saucers may be fine for tea ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/leather-chair-porcelain-mug-and-staying-at-home-key-in-deriving-most-pleasure-out-of-coffee-100446-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-caffeine-intake-may-help-improve-treatment-of-dry-eye-syndrome-100231-1.htm Consumption of coffee can boost the eye's ability to produce tears, say researchers. For many, dry eye syndrome is simply uncomfortable and annoying, but for others it escalates into a vision-threatening disease. Researchers at the University of Tokyo's School of Medicine found that all of the 78 participants in the new study produced significantly more tears after consuming caffeine than after taking a placebo. Dry eye syndrome involves malfunction of the rate of tear production, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-caffeine-intake-may-help-improve-treatment-of-dry-eye-syndrome-100231-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/caffeine-and-exercise-may-help-fight-skin-cancer-99688-1.htm Caffeine intake coupled with exercises may help fight skin cancer caused by sun exposure, suggests study. "We found that this combination treatment can decrease sunlight-caused skin cancer formation in a mouse model," said Yao-Ping Lu, Ph.D., associate research professor of chemical biology and director of skin cancer prevention at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in Piscataway, N.J. "I believe we may extrapolate these findings to humans and anticipate that we would benefit ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/caffeine-and-exercise-may-help-fight-skin-cancer-99688-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/green-coffee-beans-for-quick-and-effective-weight-loss-99418-1.htm Scientists found striking new evidence from a study that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short time. In a study presented at the 243suprd/sup National Meeting (and) Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, Joe Vinson, Ph.D., and colleagues described how a group of overweight or obese people who consumed a fraction of an ounce of ground green coffee beans each day lost about 10 percent of their body weight....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/green-coffee-beans-for-quick-and-effective-weight-loss-99418-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-coffee-slashes-alzheimers-risk-99236-1.htm Consuming coffee on a daily basis can reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer's, reveals a new study. Scientists, who tracked elderly patients over a four-year period, found those with the highest levels of caffeine in their bloodstream at the start of the study were less likely to suffer the brain-wasting disease, the Daily Mail reported. Researchers at the University of South Florida found that volunteers who remained healthy had twice as much caffeine circulating in their systems as those who progressed to the early stages of dementia....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drinking-coffee-slashes-alzheimers-risk-99236-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/inhalable-caffeine-gets-fda-warning-letter-98470-1.htm US health authorities issue warning against inhalable caffeine product, citing mislabeling and safety concerns. "The Food and Drug Administration reviewed your website at www.aeroshots.com in February 2012 and has determined that the product AeroShot is misbranded," said the letter. "We also have safety questions about the product." Because it is considered a dietary supplement, the lipstick-sized product did not have to gain FDA approval to hit the market. It is currently for sale in parts of the United States and France....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/inhalable-caffeine-gets-fda-warning-letter-98470-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-heart-disease-and-cancer-lower-in-regular-coffee-drinkers-98415-1.htm People who regularly drink coffee don't have an increased risk of diseases like heart disease and cancer, a new study has said. These people also have a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes compared to sporadic drinkers or non-drinkers, Huffington Post reported. "Our results suggest that coffee consumption is not harmful for healthy adults in respect of risk of major chronic disease," said study researcher Anna Floegel, an epidemiologist at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-heart-disease-and-cancer-lower-in-regular-coffee-drinkers-98415-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-caffeine-intake-and-chronotype-98381-1.htm Researchers suggest that coffee intake can disrupt sleep for morning people. In a study, "morning people" who consumed caffeine during the day appeared more likely than late risers to awaken in the middle of their nighttime sleep. According to LiveScience, the researchers said this is the first study to link caffeine intake with "chronotype," the categorizing of people by the time of day they are most alert and active. The findings are preliminary and more research is needed to confirm them, the researchers added....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-caffeine-intake-and-chronotype-98381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-caffeine-intake-while-breastfeeding-harms-baby-97865-1.htm Breastfeeding mothers pass on caffeine in coffee to their babies, says expert. Caffeine intake triggers wakefulness and irritability in infants. Ruth Lawrence, a paediatrician from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, told Jack E. James, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Caffeine Research, that "usually a mother, particularly if she is breastfeeding, is cautioned to limit her caffeine intake". After giving birth, mothers "should consume all things in moderation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-caffeine-intake-while-breastfeeding-harms-baby-97865-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-may-help-cut-diabetes-risk-97783-1.htm Consuming 4 to 5 cups of coffee may lower chances of developing type 2 diabetes, reveals study. A major European investigation into the effects of diet and lifestyle on health, found a cut in risk of around 30 per cent from regular consumption of coffee - whether it was caffeinated or decaffeinated. The findings also reveal that coffee drinking does not appear to increase the risk of heart disease or cancer, the Daily Mail reported. In total 42,659 people took part in the European ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-may-help-cut-diabetes-risk-97783-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-coffee-app-97580-1.htm Now a app could determine the best time to sip your coffee. The software, 'Caffeine Zone', takes information on caffeine use and integrates it with information on the effects of caffeine to produce a graph of how the caffeine will affect the users over time. "Many people don't understand how caffeine levels in their bloodstream go up and how they go down," Frank Ritter, professor of information sciences and technology, psychology, and computer science and engineering, said. "It's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-coffee-app-97580-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/inhalable-caffeine-shot-on-the-anvil-97400-1.htm Researchers have revealed that a caffeine inhaler, dubbed 'AeroShot', could be the next big thing for people to get their caffeine fix. However, the critics have asserted that the novel product does have its risks. The product hit the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and is also available in France. A single unit is priced at 2.99 dollars at convenience, mom-and-pop, liquor and online stores. Harvard University's Biomedical engineering professor David Edwards ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/inhalable-caffeine-shot-on-the-anvil-97400-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/decaffeinated-coffee-could-improve-memory-function-97215-1.htm Drinking decaffeinated bicoffee/i/b could help boost bimemory function/i/b, suggests study. According to the researchers of the study, the drink could improve the memory of those suffering from diseases of the brain or age-related forgetfulness, and may even prevent symptoms from appearing in the first place. They tested their theory by giving a dietary supplement with the same properties of decaffeinated coffee to mice with type 2 diabetic mice. The disease lowers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/decaffeinated-coffee-could-improve-memory-function-97215-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/memory-decline-may-be-prevented-by-decaffeinated-coffee-97042-1.htm Researchers have suggested that decaffeinated coffee may help improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. A research group led by Giulio Maria Pasinetti, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology, and Psychiatry, at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, explored whether dietary supplementation with a standardized decaffeinated coffee preparation prior to diabetes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/memory-decline-may-be-prevented-by-decaffeinated-coffee-97042-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-cuts-fibrosis-risk-in-people-with-fatty-liver-disease-96997-1.htm Intake of coffee may reduce the risk of advanced fibrosis in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), research confirms. Caffeine consumption has long been associated with decreased risk of liver disease and reduced fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Now, a new study has found that increased coffee intake, specifically among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), decreases risk of hepatic fibrosis. The steady increase in rates of diabetes, obesity, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/coffee-cuts-fibrosis-risk-in-people-with-fatty-liver-disease-96997-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/caffeine-intake-alters-estrogen-levels-in-asian-women-96667-1.htm Consumption of caffeine impacts Asian and white women differently. According to a new study, moderate intake of caffeine increases estrogen levels in Asian women, but lowers in whites. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and colleagues found that Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day-the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee-had elevated estrogen levels when compared to women who consumed less. However, white women who consumed 200 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/caffeine-intake-alters-estrogen-levels-in-asian-women-96667-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Do-Coffee-Drinkers-Have-Lower-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes-95996-1.htm Scientists are offering an explanation as to why heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease on the increase around the world that can lead to serious health problems. A new solution to that long-standing mystery appears in a report in ACS' IJournal of Agricultural (and) Food Chemistry/I. Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues explain that previous studies show that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90-95 percent of diabetes cases in the world....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Do-Coffee-Drinkers-Have-Lower-Risk-of-Type-2-Diabetes-95996-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Acts-Against-Diabetes-By-Inhibiting-Protein-Malformation-95988-1.htm Coffee's anti-diabetic properties could stem from its ability to inhibit a protein malformation behind Type 2 diabetes, Chinese researchers say. Previous studies have shown that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90-95 percent of diabetes cases in the world. Those studies show that people who drink four or more cups of coffee daily have a 50 percent lower risk of Type 2 diabetes. And every additional cup of coffee brings another decrease in risk of almost 7 percent....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Acts-Against-Diabetes-By-Inhibiting-Protein-Malformation-95988-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Cuts-Endometrial-Cancer-Risk-by-25-95383-1.htm Endometrial cancer is the most common uterine cancer and research has shown that women who drink 4 or more cups of coffee per day are at reduced risk of endometrial cancer.When researchers followed dietary details, lifestyle information and medical history of 67,470 women aged 34-59 from the start of the study in 1980 till 2006; they found that compared with women who drank less than 1 cup of coffee a day, those who drank 4 or more cups had a 25% lower risk of endometrial cancer. Participants who ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Cuts-Endometrial-Cancer-Risk-by-25-95383-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Debate-Continues-94891-1.htm Caffeine is regarded by some as being a potent stimulant, but the debate continues as to whether it enhances exercise performance. A range of expert opinions capture the scope of this ongoing debate in an informative roundtable discussion published in Journal of Caffeine Research, a quarterly peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Led by Journal of Caffeine Research Editor-in-Chief Jack E. James, PhD, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, the roundtable "Caffeine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Debate-Continues-94891-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Espresso-Caffeine-Levels-Concern-for-Pregnant-Women-94159-1.htm Pregnant women who drink espresso coffee could be consuming potentially harmful levels of caffeine exceeding recommended levels, according to a Scottish study. When researchers from Glasgow University tested the caffeine content of 20 single-shot espressos at different take-away coffee outlets in UK, they discovered that 1/5th of the samples contained more than the 200mg of caffeine, the maximum daily threshold considered safe for pregnant women by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).Caffeine overdose ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Espresso-Caffeine-Levels-Concern-for-Pregnant-Women-94159-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Lowers-Uterine-Cancer-Risk-93801-1.htm Women who drink 4 or more cups of coffee daily have a reduced risk of developing endometrial cancer (cancer in the lining of the uterus), according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.Researchers studied more than 67,000 US nurses and found that women who drank 4 cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 25% less likely to develop endometrial cancer than women who drank less than 1 cup coffee in a day. Drinking 2 or more cups of de-caffeinated coffee has been tentatively linked ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Lowers-Uterine-Cancer-Risk-93801-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Caffeine-and-Bacteria-93735-1.htm Traces of caffeine serve as a useful indicator of the contamination of waters by sewers, say researchers led by Prof. Sebastien Sauve of the University of Montreal's Department of Chemistry. "iE coli/i bacteria is commonly used to evaluate and regulate the levels of fecal pollution of our water from storm water discharge, but because storm sewers systems collect surface runoff, non-human sources can contribute significantly to the levels that are observed," Sauve explained. "Our study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Link-Between-Caffeine-and-Bacteria-93735-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Civet-Coffee-Dung-Brings-Unexpected-Bonanza-to-Philippine-Farmers-92782-1.htm Until Philippine farmers realized the civet droppings were worth a small fortune, they used to kill these animals that ate their coffee beans. Now the ravenous nocturnal raider with the pungent faeces has a status akin to the fabled goose that lays the golden eggs among farmers like Rustico Montenegro, who cleans up after the weasel-like mammals. "Never in our dreams did we suspect that we could make money out of them," said Montenegro, 44, who switched a few years ago from picking ripe ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Civet-Coffee-Dung-Brings-Unexpected-Bonanza-to-Philippine-Farmers-92782-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Cuts-Skin-Cancer-Risk-92441-1.htm Coffee drinkers have lower risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) - most common form of skin cancer, shows study. Women who drank more than three cups per day of caffeinated coffee saw a 20 percent lower risk of getting basal cell carcinoma (BCC), a slow-growing form of cancer, than those who drank less than a cup per month. Men who drank the same amount saw a nine percent lower risk, said the research presented at the 10th American Association for Cancer Research International Conference ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Cuts-Skin-Cancer-Risk-92441-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Culture-Gives-Way-to-Call-Centers-In-Colombia-92097-1.htm Officials have found the solution to volatile commodity prices and raging unemployment in Manizales, in the heart of Colombia's prime coffee production zone. The answer is call centers. The city of 380,000 people -- nestled in the Andes mountains in the central department of Caldas, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of the capital Bogota -- is attracting multinational firms and putting residents back to work. Authorities in Manizales did everything to keep the coffee trade afloat....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Culture-Gives-Way-to-Call-Centers-In-Colombia-92097-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Could-Predict-Risk-of-Drug-Abuse-91728-1.htm A new study has found that a person's response to caffeine could help predict how a person will respond to other stimulant drugs, such as amphetamine and cocaine. UVM Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., and Johns Hopkins University colleague Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., first employed a choice procedure to identify participants as caffeine "Choosers" and "Nonchoosers" for the study. Choosers were those who chose caffeine over placebo in the majority (/= 7) of 10 choice ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Could-Predict-Risk-of-Drug-Abuse-91728-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Dutch-Coffee-Shops-To-Be-Banned-From-Selling-strong-Marijuana-91674-1.htm Holland is set to ban coffee shops from selling "strong" cannabis whose active chemical ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is higher than 15 percent. "After an amendment in the law, coffee shops will only be able to offer cannabis with a THC content lower than 15 percent," Dutch Vice Premier and Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhaging said at a press conference. "We see cannabis with a THC content above 15 percent as a hard drug, which poses an unacceptable risk" to health, the minister ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Dutch-Coffee-Shops-To-Be-Banned-From-Selling-strong-Marijuana-91674-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Linked-to-Decreased-Depression-Risk-in-Postmenopausal-Women-91171-1.htm A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that caffeine decreases the risk of depression among post menopausal women. According to researchers at the Harvard University's School of Public Health, drinking four cup of coffee a day reduced the risk of depression by more than 20 percent. The researchers made use of data from the Nurses' Health Study in which more than 50,000 women had participated. The study was started in 1996 with researchers analyzing data of women who ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Linked-to-Decreased-Depression-Risk-in-Postmenopausal-Women-91171-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Drinking-Coffee-can-Cut-Risk-of-Stroke-90786-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Drinking-Coffee-can-Cut-Risk-of-Stroke-90786-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Genes-90589-1.htm Genes play a role in influencing how much coffee people drink, say Queensland Institute of Medical Research researchers. Dr Enda Byrne from QIMR said that coffee is the most popular beverage in the world and their study has shown there is a small genetic variant in the population that determines how people react to coffee and therefore explains why some people will consume coffee at higher levels and why others won't drink it at all "Our study found coffee consumption is not only influenced ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Genes-90589-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Mum-Swears-by-Coffee-Treatment-for-ADHD-Affected-Son-90285-1.htm A mother of a 7-year old boy who, she believes, is suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has started giving her son two cups of coffee everyday rather than opt for medical treatment that could cause side effects. Christie Haskel discovered that her son, Rowan, was displaying all signs of a classic case of ADHD. However instead of taking him to a clinic for diagnosis, she searched the internet for possible treatments for her son that did not cause any side effects. Rather ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Mum-Swears-by-Coffee-Treatment-for-ADHD-Affected-Son-90285-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-High-Could-All-be-in-the-Mind-89999-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers from the University of East London suggests that the stimulating effect of drinking morning coffee could all be in the mind. The researchers conducted the experiment on 88 volunteers who were regular coffee drinkers and drank at least two cups of coffee every day. Some of the volunteers were given caffeinated coffee and were told it was decaffeinated while others were given decaffeinated coffee and were told that it was caffeinated. The researchers they conducted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-High-Could-All-be-in-the-Mind-89999-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Ring-Effect-Cracked-89488-1.htm The physics of coffee ring effect has been finally discovered by researchers. Coffee ring effect - a drip of coffee causes dark, well-defined edges. The research was conducted by professor Arjun Yodh, director of the Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter; doctoral candidates Peter Yunker and Matthew Lohr; and postdoctoral fellow Tim Still, all of the department of Physics and Astronomy in Penn's School of Arts and Sciences. It turns out that liquids, such as coffee, that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Ring-Effect-Cracked-89488-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-may-Lower-Skin-Cancer-Risk-89198-1.htm Caffeine could cut the risk of developing skin cancer, reveals US study. Caffeine helps kill off damaged cells that could otherwise turn into tumors. The findings indicate that moderate caffeine drinking, or perhaps even applying coffee to the skin, could be useful in warding off non-melanoma cancer, the most commonly diagnosed of all skin cancers. Using mice that had been genetically altered to suppress a protein called ATR, researchers showed that the mice were able to fend off cancer even when exposed to ultraviolet light....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-may-Lower-Skin-Cancer-Risk-89198-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Headaches-After-Spinal-Tap-Relieved-by-Caffeine-Tablet-Research-88947-1.htm People who suffer headaches after a spinal tap can now ease the painful throb in a simple way: a caffeine tablet. Postdural puncture headaches, or spinal headaches, are the most common complication of lower back punctures, lasting from a few hours to a few days. The puncture can occur intentionally - when drawing a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for a diagnosis, for example - or unintentionally with anesthesia or a medication injection at the lower back. Researchers led by Xavier Basurto ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Headaches-After-Spinal-Tap-Relieved-by-Caffeine-Tablet-Research-88947-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Consumption-and-Female-Infertility-Rates-Linked-Nevada-School-of-Medicine-Researcher-88083-1.htm Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman's ovaries to her womb. "Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated drinks can reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant," says Sean Ward, professor of physiology and cell biology, at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, who conducted the study. Ward's study was recently published in the iBritish Journal of Pharmacology/i....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Consumption-and-Female-Infertility-Rates-Linked-Nevada-School-of-Medicine-Researcher-88083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Nasal-MRSA-Reduced-by-Hot-Coffee-and-Tea-87813-1.htm Hot coffee or tea can reduce the risk of a person suffering from nasal MRSA, a new study published in the Annals of Family Medicine reveals. According to the study, conducted by researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, tea or coffee has anti-microbial properties that reduce the risk of carrying the MRSA bugs inside the nasal passage. The researchers analyzed over 5,500 people over two years of age and found that the risk of nasal MRSA was reduced by 50 percent among those who ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Risk-of-Nasal-MRSA-Reduced-by-Hot-Coffee-and-Tea-87813-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Enhances-Appeal-Of-Soft-Drinks-Among-Teens-87657-1.htm Caffeine is added to soft drinks with an eye on its addictive potential. Researchers found that the amount of caffeine added to an unfamiliar beverage was correlated to how much teenagers liked that beverage. "Soda manufacturers claim that caffeine is added to their products to enhance flavor. However, the majority of people cannot taste the difference between caffeinated and non-caffeinated soda. This led us to suspect that caffeine may be added to beverages for other reasons," said senior author Jennifer Temple, Ph....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Caffeine-Enhances-Appeal-Of-Soft-Drinks-Among-Teens-87657-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-oxidants-in-Coffee-Reduce-Blood-Sugar-but-Not-Inflammation-in-Diabetes-87576-1.htm bA new study published in Nutrition Journal reveals that drinking coffee moderately may reduce blood sugar levels in type-2 diabetics but its antioxidants do not reduce inflammation. This goes to show that coffee's ability to reduce blood sugar levels is not related to its antioxidant properties. On the other hand, tea reduces inflammation but does not affect blood sugar levels in diabetics. /b The rising incidence of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in Asian countries is having an impact on the quality of life of people....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anti-oxidants-in-Coffee-Reduce-Blood-Sugar-but-Not-Inflammation-in-Diabetes-87576-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-In-The-Fight-Against-Alzheimers-86714-1.htm One more benefit of caffeine now. It could perhaps prevent Alzheimer's, mice experiments seem to show. Researchers at the University of South Florida found that caffeine boosts blood levels of a critical growth factor GCSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor). GCSF is a substance greatly decreased in patients with Alzheimer's disease and demonstrated to improve memory in Alzheimer's mice. But the exact ingredient behind the phenomenon is yet to be identified. The findings appear in the early ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-In-The-Fight-Against-Alzheimers-86714-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Consumption-Helps-Hepatitis-C-Patients-86109-1.htm In a recent study it was found that coffee drinking benefits hepatitis C patients with chronic liver disease. Patients who received peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment and who drank three or more cups of coffee per day were two times more likely to respond to treatment than non-drinkers. "Coffee intake has been associated with a lower level of liver enzymes, reduced progression of chronic liver disease and reduced incidence of liver cancer," said Neal Freedman, PhD, MPH, of the National Cancer Institute and lead author of this study....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Consumption-Helps-Hepatitis-C-Patients-86109-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-Breaks-Down-Caffeine-as-Food-85558-1.htm Researchers at the University of Iowa in the US have discovered a new bacteria that is capable of breaking down caffeine and using it as its food, a finding that will have positive implications in the development of inexpensive versions of critical drugs to treat asthma and blood arrhythmias. The bacterium called Pseudomonas putida CBB5 uses some digestive enzymes to break down caffeine, which helps the bacteria sustain and grow. "We have isolated a new caffeine-degrading bacterium, which breaks ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Bacteria-Breaks-Down-Caffeine-as-Food-85558-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Regular-Coffee-Consumption-Dents-Fertility-in-Women-85518-1.htm Drinking coffee on a regular basis could increase the risk of infertility among women, a new study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology reveals. Researchers from the University of Nevada's School of Medicine conducted the study on a group of mice and found that the presence of caffeine in the body interfered with the working of Fallopian tubes which perform the vital task of transferring the eggs from ovaries to the uterus. Lead researcher Professor Sean Ward said that excess caffeine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Regular-Coffee-Consumption-Dents-Fertility-in-Women-85518-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Drinking-Cuts-Prostate-Cancer-Risk-in-Men-85165-1.htm Men who regularly drink coffee appear to have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a major US study released by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health. Men who drank six or more cups per day had a 60 percent lower risk of developing the most lethal type of prostate cancer and a 20 percent lower risk of forming any type of prostate cancer compared to men who did not drink coffee, it said. Even just one to three cups per day was linked to a 30 percent lower risk of developing lethal prostate cancer....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Drinking-Cuts-Prostate-Cancer-Risk-in-Men-85165-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Will-Help-If-You-are-Having-Difficulty-in-Waking-Up-Your-Woman-85033-1.htm The best way to wake up women is coffee, says a new study. According to the study, British women are most likely to be woken by the scent of coffee while their men say the smell of a fry-up is the best aroma to help to get them out of bed to face the day. Overall, the whiff of coffee will kick-start 26 percent of us into life.ut 27 percent of men say the smell of eggs, bacon, sausages and fried bread wafting from the kitchen is the enticement they need to get going first thing in the morning....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Will-Help-If-You-are-Having-Difficulty-in-Waking-Up-Your-Woman-85033-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Drinking-Reduces-Breast-Cancer-Risk-84854-1.htm Coffee consumption reduces the risk of antiestrogen-resistant estrogen-receptor (ER) - negative breast cancer, reveals research work. Researchers from Sweden compared lifestyle factors and coffee consumption between women with breast cancer and age-matched women without. They found that coffee drinkers had a lower incidence of breast cancer than women who rarely drank coffee. However they also found that several lifestyle factors affected breast cancer rates, such as age at menopause, exercise, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Drinking-Reduces-Breast-Cancer-Risk-84854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Coffee-Wont-Increase-High-Blood-Pressure-Risk-84033-1.htm Drinking several cups of coffee a day may not hike blood pressure risk or hypertension, a new study has found. Data pooled in by researchers from six studies, covering 170,000 people, asked participants how much coffee they drank each day and then followed them for up to 33 years. The results showed that nearly one in five persons developed high blood pressure, with the chance of diagnosis no different for people who said they drank more than five cups of a coffee a day compared with those who drank very little....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/More-Coffee-Wont-Increase-High-Blood-Pressure-Risk-84033-1.htm