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Connecticut Nutritionist in a Standoff With Monster After Calling Out Energy Drinks
A multi-billion-dollar monster of a beverage company is threatening to sue a Connecticut nutritionist unless she takes back her statements that little kids shouldn't have caffeine-loaded "energy" drinks. In fact, the company's name happens to be Monster...
Tags: The New York Times, Yale University, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Starbucks Corp., Food Industry
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For the record
Energy drinks: An article in the March 5 Business section about Monster Beverage Corp.'s defense of its energy drinks in the face of health concerns said that Honest Tea and other brands provide a boost partially by using ingredients such as yerba mate in...Tags: Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Television, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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Chicago energy drink ban: Much buzz, no action
Clout StreetThe perceived dangers to children posed by often-sugary, much-caffeinated energy drinks resulted in much talk but no action Tuesday during a City Council committee hearing. Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, has proposed banning drinks with at least 180 milligrams...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Edward M. Burke, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Richard M. Daley, Starbucks Corp.
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Monster says no evidence shows its energy drinks killed girl, 14
Monster Beverage Corp. has its own take on what happened to Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old Maryland girl whose family blames her 2011 death on her consumption of Monster energy drinks. The Fourniers sued Monster in October, alleging negligence and...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Starbucks Corp., General Practitioners, Heart Problems, Medical Specialization
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Pediatricians should talk to kids about energy drinks and alcohol
Doctors need to talk to their adolescent patients about energy drinks -- especially energy drinks that are mixed with alcohol -- to make sure they understand the risks from consuming them, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. “When mixed...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Pediatrics, Dietary Supplements, American Academy of Pediatrics, Amino Acids
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ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Adderall (drug), Symptoms
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Energy drinks blamed for Lincoln Middle students' illness
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Two Lincoln County Middle School students were taken to the hospital last Wednesday after consuming energy drinks during a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Debbie Sims said that during a 300-student excursion to the...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Students, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Energy drinks blamed after Lincoln students taken to hospital
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Two Lincoln County Middle School students were taken to the hospital Wednesday after consuming energy drinks during a field trip to Eastern Kentucky University. Principal Debbie Sims said during a 300-student excursion to the university...Tags: Students, Hospitals and Clinics, Teachers
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Food FYI: Your energy drink questions answered
In the wake of an FDA report citing 5-Hour Energy drinks in 13 deaths during the last four years (as well as news of deaths linked to Monster and Rockstar energy drinks), Forbes posts answers to FAQs in "What you really need to know about 5-Hour Energy...
Tags: Phenylketonuria, Padma Lakshmi, Los Angeles Times, Methamphetamine (drug), Food and Drug Administration
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Monster Energy Drink Maker Sued in Death of 14-year-old Girl
KTLA NewsRIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The family of a 14-year old girl who died after drinking two 24-ounce Monster Energy Drinks in 24 hours, is suing the company for wrongful death. A complaint filed last Friday by Wendy Crossland and Richard Fournier, of Maryland,...Tags: Consumers, Mayo Clinic, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Hospitals and Clinics, Litigation
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Consumer Reports: Energy drink labels have shaky caffeine counts
The energy drink you’re chugging may not have the caffeine levels you think it does, according to a recent test by Consumer Reports. Many of the 27 products investigated by the testing group did not disclose caffeine counts – data that is not...
Tags: Consumers, Medical Procedures and Tests, Taurine (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Food and Drug Administration
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Energy Drinks deemed unsafe by federal study
I always knew that energy drinks weren’t exactly health food, but even so, I was surprised when a federal report landed in my e-mail last month with a startling headline: The beverages were sending thousands of people to the hospital each year....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Facebook, Health
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