Cheat Sheet: The Dark Side of Caffeine
A farmer was jailed in Goa because cops thought coffee was brown sugar. They were indeed wrong, but caffeine is still the world's most consumed legal drug. forbes.com |
Feds urged to fund MS trial
People with multiple sclerosis, a cardiovascular surgeon and Liberal MPs called on the federal government to immediately invest $10 million in research, diagnosis and treatment for the disease. cbc.ca |
Mushroom blamed for sudden deaths in China
An innocuous-looking mushroom is now blamed for an estimated 400 sudden deaths in 30 years during the height of rainy season in southwest China. cbc.ca |
Fewer healthy antioxidants in bottled tea: study
Many commercial bottled tea drinks contain little or no healthful antioxidants, researchers have found. cbc.ca |
Sleep positioners risk suffocating baby: FDA
Sleep positioners, touted for helping infants sleep safely are, in fact, dangerous and should not be used, U.S. regulators say. cbc.ca |