Coffee in Medical News

U.S. Patent Office Upholds P&G Coffee Patent

CINCINNATI, Nov. 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ) today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has, for the second time, confirmed the validity of P&G's patent for a consumer- preferred plastic coffee container. This container has helped drive the ...

Caribou Coffee Honors Memory of One of Its Own With Amy's Blend

Proceeds to benefit Susan G. Komen For the Cure(R) MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOU ), the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based in the U.S., will again pay annual tribute to one of its original roa...

Leaner Coffee Creamer Boosts Metabolism and Curbs Appetite

Java Solutions Battles the Bulge with Hoodia and Bitter Orange LOS ANGELES, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering an alternative to fatty and unhealthy coffee creamers, Java Solutions today announces the launch of Leaner Coffee Creamer, a dairy-free coffee creamer to start your day off with a ...

MLM Expert and Start-Up Specialist Jim Clayton Joins Healthy Coffee USA

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthy Coffee USA, Inc., the marketing arm of Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HCFE), announced today that Jim Clayton, a multi-level marketing expert and start-up specialist, has joined Healthy Coffee USA as a manageme...

PEMCO Insurance and Tully's Coffee Team Up to Make Coffee Orders Count - For Children's Hospital

SEATTLE, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Placing a "super-long coffee order," a quirky trait shared by many Northwest residents, will now make a difference for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. Beginning March 21, PEMCO Insurance will donate $1 to Children's Hospital for every Tully'...

Wendell Tyler, of San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX Fame, Joins Healthy Coffee USA's Founders Club

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy Coffee USA, Inc., the marketing arm of Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HCFE) announced today that Wendell Tyler of the San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl XIX champions after defeating the Miami Dolphins, has joined the Found...

Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties

This release is available in Spanish . Torrefacto-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant properties than natural roast, according to the dissertation defended by a biologist of the University of Navarra, Isabel Lpez Galilea. She has emphasized in her study that the addition of sugar during...

Religious Leaders Join The Balm In Gilead to Support The Big Coffee Project, to Help Fight HIV/AIDS in the United States and in Africa

New Initiative Launched During the 19th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, March 2-8, 2008 NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Balm In Gilead introduced today, The Big Coffee Project, a partnership between The Balm In Gilead and Sweet Unity Farms Gourme...

Healthy Coffee USA Launches Founders Club

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy Coffee USA, Inc., the marketing arm of Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HCFE) launches USA Founders Club. The USA Founders Club is designed to attract sales leaders and serious individuals to participate in the pre-launch...

HowToDoThings.com Brews Up New Uses for Coffee That Will Perk You Up in Recognition of March's 'Caffeine Awareness Month'

The Environment and Health & Beauty Get a New Jolt with Java BURLINGAME, Calif., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- HowToDoThings.com, a popular online destination that helps solve people's everyday problems by providing reliable "how to" instruction on diverse topics, celebrates the world's most p...

Healthy Coffee International, Inc. Establishes Healthy Coffee USA, Inc. as Its Marketing Arm

ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Healthy Coffee International, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HCFE) has established HEALTHY COFFEE USA, INC. as its marketing arm to handle the distribution of Healthy Coffee drinks and wellness products through network marketing in North America and the w...

P&G Reports $0.98 EPS, Up 17%, on 9% Sales Growth; Announces Plan to Create Stand-Alone Coffee Company

CINCINNATI, Jan. 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG ) announced net sales growth of nine percent to $21.6 billion for the quarter. Sales were up behind strong volume growth from continued success on key product initiatives and double-digit organic growth...

Pura Vida Coffee and Compass Group Announce Strategic Partnership

--Pura Vida's coffee, tea and hot chocolate selected by leading food management company as official Fair Trade Certified options-- SEATTLE, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pura Vida Coffee and leading food service management company Compass Group have entered into a strategic five-year partnershi...

VIDEO from Medialink and the Flower Promotion Organization: A Cup of Coffee and Fresh Cut Flowers to Start the Day

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With daylight savings comes an extra hour of sleep, but how about another proven pick-me-up in the morning? In addition to the daily cup of coffee, early birds should also consider fresh-cut flowers. (See video from the Flower Promotion Organization at: http:...

Wake Up & Smell the Coffee

Starbucks' Plan to Remove High Fructose Corn Syrup from Baked Goods Not Such A Grande Idea WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- News that Starbucks plans to remove high fructose corn syrup from its baked goods later this month as part of its "Real Food. Simply Delicious" campaign (Reuters, June...

McDonald's to Start Coffee Chain in Japan

McDonald's said Thursday it will launch a chain of coffeeshops in Japan, hoping to tap into the country's growing love of coffee but at lower prices than rivals. The Japanese unit of the global burger empire said it will open 15 "McCafes" in the Tokyo region next month and hoped to set up ...

New Coffee Brand to Hit the Market by This Year-end

The Balehonnur-based Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) has said that it will announce a new brand of coffee on the market in December 2007 . After 21 years of research, the CCRI expects to release the new variety on December 15. The yet-to-be named hybrid, hi-yielding arabica variety...

Eyelid Spasm can Be Prevented by Coffee Drinking

According to a study published online ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, People who drink coffee are less likely to develop an involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm, which makes them blink uncontrollably and can leave them effectively bl...

Four Cups of Coffee a Day may Cut Down the Risk of Gout

Coffee is widely consumed beverage and is regularly investigated and debated for its impact on health conditions from breast cancer to heart disease. Among its complex effects on the body, coffee or its components have been linked to lower insulin and uric acid levels on a short-term basis or cros...

New Research on the Effects of Smoking and Coffee on Parkinson's Disease

Washington -A new study seems to portray benefits of smoking and coffee as a preventive measure against Parkinson's disease. // The study, published in the current issue of Archives of Neurology, followed 356 Parkinson's patients. The victims did not smoke or consume coffee as against their fa...

Moderate Coffee Does Not Affect Pregnancy

Previous studies have suggested that drinking a lot of coffee during pregnancy could affect// the baby’s birth weight and may result in miscarriage or premature delivery. A recent research by Danish researchers finds that there is no indication of a link between caffeine intake and pregnancy ...

Advantage Coffee and Disadvantage-Diabetes

Coffee drinkers the world over may rejoice and celebrate with a cuppa coffee, as new study has underlined the benefit of coffee drinking in offsetting a major lifestyle// disease, Type 2 diabetes. A recently published study in the November issue of the journal Diabetes Care found that consu...

That Rare Cup of Coffee Might Not be good for the Heart

A new study has revealed that those who drink coffee very rarely are at a greater risk of heart attack than the heavy drinkers.// According to a study in the September issue of the journal Epidemiology, some people could get a heart attack within one hour of having a cup of coffee. There was ...

Hepatitis A Threat to Coffee Drinkers

Visitors and customers who came to the Brampton, Ont., Tim Horton's location are being asked to monitor themselves for signs of hepatitis A.// According to health officials in Peel Region, an employee at the Tim Horton's location at 2 Intermodal Dr. has tested positive for hepatitis A. Peel...

Coffee king American Flavor 3 in 1 Coffee mix contains undisclosed milk protein

Ottawa - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a warning for those who are allergic to milk, to avoid consumption of the Coffee king American Flavor// 3 in 1 Coffee mix brand. This product is said to contain a milk protein ingredient which the manufacturers have not disclosed on the...

Decaffeinated Coffee Might Protect Against Adult Onset Of Diabetes

According to a study, coffee, especially decaffeinated could offer protection against the late, or adult onset of diabetes//. The report on the study that was conducted by the University of Minnesota has explained that they have no definite clue as to what might be causing the apparent effect...

Café Coffee Day Plans To Open 500 Outlets By 200

Café Coffee Day, India’s premier retail chain of coffee cafes, on opening its 300th outlet in Mumbai on Wednesday said that it has planned to reach the target of 500 by the year 2007. // "It has been a great journey and we are very happy to have played a large role in firmly establishing the...

Good News for Coffee Drinkers

After years of hearing about the ill effects of coffee, coffee drinkers finally have something to cheer about. A new study has shown that people// who drink one to three cups of coffee are protected from heart disease to some extent. This research was part of the Iowa Women's Health Study and ha...

Heavy Coffee Drinking Doesn’t Cause Heart Disease: Stud

Now coffee drinkers can heave a sigh of relief as a new study has found that drinking more coffee per day doesn't affect the heart// in any way. According to foodconsumer.org, data on more than 120,000 participants in two U.S. studies that followed people for as long as two decades found no l...

Coffee lovers: Here is news to cheer, Coffee may lower diabetes

All the lovers of coffee, it as been found in a study that drinking coffee may lower diabetes risk. // But the catch is that consumption should be moderate. Its moderate consumption every day may lower risk of type-2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women. Previous studies in US had lin...

Besides keeping you awake for exams coffee boosts memory as well!

There is another feather in the coffee cap proposed by a study by Florian Koppelstatter, University Hospital Innsbruck & colleagues which says that drinking a cup of coffee with 100 mg caffeine can boost short-term memory.// The sample and procedure for the study involved 15 healthy men aged 26 ...

Stimulants like coffee can help in reducing liver disease

A new study states that people at high risk for liver injury may be able to reduce their risk for developing chronic liver disease significantly by drinking more than two cups of coffee or tea daily//. This study is relevant in people who have liver problem due to heavy alcohol intake, being ove...

More About The Coffee Bean Than Just A Heavenly Taste and Smell

Most of the people in South India wake up to the lovely smell of homemade filter coffee. There is more reason to celebrate for these coffee lovers now, with firm evidence from recent research. // Coffee provides more than just a morning jolt and has been found to contain substances called as an...

Drinking Coffee Might Have Another Benefit ...

Latest research shows that drinking coffee could decrease the risk of liver cancer.Researchers from Japan// pooled data from two cohort studies that showed self-reported frequency of coffee consumption among more than 60,000 people. After adjustment for potential confounders, researchers say th...

Avoid Coffee Before Undergoing PET/ CT scans

Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid // drinking coffee as caffeine intake interferes with PET/CT image results when there is a known or suspected cancers, Dr. Osman from the university presented his study that looks at the relat...

Consumption Of Coffee Found To Reduce Diabetes Risk

In a recent study of 125,000 people it was found that men who drank six cups a day cut their diabetes risk by half // over 12 to 18 years, while women who drank that amount had a 30 percent lowered risk. Researchers say their study revealed an unequivocal evidence for an inverse and graded asso...

A cup of coffee could hamper your diet

Coffee in its "purest" form has no fat and no calories whatsoever. However, the accompaniments with coffee like cream and flavoured syrup can add on to calories that pile up on your waistline. Those delicious chocolate or blended coffee drinks can add up to 500 calories or more. Here is a list of a...

Too much coffee is too bad

Nutrition,lifestyle and genetics may all contribute to the decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) that comes with aging and leads to osteoporosis, a major cause of fractures in the elderly. Previous research implicated cafeine in increased risk for hip fracture and poor clacium retention. As ...

Quit coffee and help your heart

A new study from Brazil has found that coffee drinkers who quit drinking caffeinated filtered coffee cut their blood levels of cholesterol and the protein homocysteine.High levels of both substances are known risk factors for heart disease. Some of the compounds, called terpenoids, are known to inc...

Joining the Gym? Drink Coffee

A recent study finds that a cup of coffee after exercise can reduce soreness//. This finding has particular relevance for people new to gym work out, since they tend to experience the most soreness. “If you can use caffeine to reduce the pain, it may make it easier to transition from t...