Caffeine Intake Tied to Teens' Blood Pressure
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NEW YORK  - The amount of caffeine consumed  by teenagers is directly related to their daytime blood  pressure -- and this effect is especially pronounced among  African Americans -- researchers report.
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Blood pressure levels among American children are on the rise, an alarming trend linked to climbing obesity rates that reverses decades of decline, researchers reported on Monday.
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High blood pressure in adults between the ages of 18 and 83 is associated with a measurable decline in cognitive powers, according to a report published today by University of Maine researchers.
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Consuming moderate-to-high amounts of coffee is associated with increased levels of several inflammatory markers, a finding that could help explain previous reports linking the beverage to heart disease.
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BONN, Germany: Some people sit in their office and drink 10 cups of coffee a day. Others feel their heart racing after one espresso.  Everyone has his or her own tolerance for caffeine. Some experts say that particularly sensitive people are probably reacting to the coffee's tannin.
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A number of studies have shown that African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to have high blood pressure. Although genetic factors are often blamed, new research suggests that this racial gap is largely due to environmental -- and potentially preventable -- factors.
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By Anonymous  STIMULANTS  If you ever have wondered whether your favorite coffee, tea, or soda contains caffeine-despite its decaf label or the absence of caffeine on the ingredients list-then you soon may be able to test the beverage yourself.
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NEW YORK  - Daily consumption of Calpis, a  cultured milk-based drink, has a beneficial effect on blood  pressure in men, according to a report by Japanese researchers.
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A Greek study reveals that if you drink more than one cup of coffee per day you are raising your chances of having heart disease. Scientists at Athens and Harokopio Universities say that their studies show
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A study by the John Hopkins Medical Institute has claimed that caffeine is the âmost behaviourally active drugâ with even a single cup of coffee a day producing âcaffeine addiction.
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Two new studies paint a conflicting health picture for women coffee drinkers, with one suggesting caffeine may lower the risk of ovarian cancer and the other showing it doubles the chances of miscarriage.
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NEW YORK  - People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests.
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Some of us are not quite ourselves without caffeine. Who knew?
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A study in Australia has shown that  changes occur in blood vessels in the eyes of heavier and obese  children from as young as six, warning signs that might be  linked to cardiovascular disease in later life.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube, the results of a new study shows.
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In one study, Boston researchers found that about two-thirds of 1,960 adolescents studied had at least one risk factor for heart disease, and almost 10 percent had a cluster of factors known as metabolic ...
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The percentage of teenage girls who drink alcoholic beverages is increasing more rapidly than that of boys, and girls on average take their first drink at age 13, the American Medical