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study says

Sep 26, 2011 5:02 PM CDT

Coffee Lowers Depression Risk in Women

2-3 cups a day reduced depression risk by 15%

(Newser) - Maybe those pit stops at Starbucks are really worth it after all. In a new study, women who downed two to three cups of caffeinated coffee a day were 15% less likely to experience depression; those who drank 4 cups or more, 20% less likely. The Harvard study of more...

Mom Christie Haskell: I Give My Hyperactive Kid Coffee, Not Ritalin

For My Hyper
7-Year-Old:
Coffee

OPINION

Sep 8, 2011 3:29 PM CDT

For My Hyper 7-Year-Old: Coffee

Like Ritalin with fewer side effects, writes Christie Haskell

(Newser) - What do you do when your kid can’t sit still—but you’re concerned about the side effects of Ritalin? One mom offers an unusual remedy that goes against standard medical advice: Give the youngster coffee, she writes at the Stir blog at Cafe Mom . Christie Haskell didn’t...

Caffeine Management: How to Make the Most of Coffee

How to Make
the Most of
Your Coffee

Aug 21, 2011 7:33 PM CDT

How to Make the Most of Your Coffee

First, cream your addiction

(Newser) - Caffeine can offer more than a quick high and a comedown—if you know how to use it right. Step one is to start clean, writes Kevin Purdy at Fast Company : Ease yourself completely off coffee over about 10 days. That may mean some headaches and groggy mornings at first....

Starbucks Baristas Worldwide Picket for Chilean Colleagues

Starbucks Baristas Picket
for Chilean Co-Workers

Jul 26, 2011 2:44 PM CDT

Starbucks Baristas Picket for Chilean Co-Workers

Employees in that nation are on strike over wages

(Newser) - A shot of politics with your coffee? Starbucks workers across the globe are standing with their striking Chilean counterparts in a “global week of action,” the Wall Street Journal reports. From Los Angeles to London, members of the IWW Starbucks Workers Union are picketing and distributing fliers explaining...

Americans Skip Coffee, Cable, Hairdresser Visits

Americans Ditch Coffee
Over Cash Fears: Poll

Jul 8, 2011 4:30 PM CDT

Americans Ditch Coffee Over Cash Fears: Poll

Workers opting for bagged lunches, reusable water bottles

(Newser) - Faced with an economy they fear is worsening, Americans are making the ultimate sacrifice: They’re no longer buying their morning joe, a Harris poll finds. Some 21% of respondents said coffee doesn’t fit their budgets, Fox News reports. They’re making other changes to their eating habits, too:...

Coffee Lowers the Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer for Men, According to a Major New Study

Coffee Cuts Risk
of Prostate Cancer

May 18, 2011 2:15 PM CDT

Coffee Cuts Risk of Prostate Cancer

Six cups a day means 60% lower risk for men: Study

(Newser) - Something for men to smile about over the morning cup of joe: A major study says guys who drink a lot of coffee have a much lower chance of getting the deadliest form of prostate cancer, reports NPR . Specifically, the Harvard study found that men who drank six or more...

Stroke Risk Factors Include Coffee, Sex, Nose-Blowing: New Study

Coffee, Sex,
Nose-Blowing
Linked to Strokes

study says

May 6, 2011 11:40 AM CDT

Coffee, Sex, Nose-Blowing Linked to Strokes

Exercise can also trigger ruptured aneurysm, study finds

(Newser) - A new study suggests some strange stroke risk factors: coffee, sex, exercise, and ... nose-blowing? All could lead to a burst blood vessel in the brain. The activities increase blood pressure, which boosts the risk of a ruptured aneurysm, says the Dutch study of 250 patients over three years. Coffee triggered...

Starbucks'
Latest Market:
Starbucks Haters

May 1, 2011 3:36 PM CDT

Starbucks' Latest Market: Starbucks Haters

Seattle's Best sticks brand name on middle-market brew

(Newser) - Starbucks is taking aim at a new demographic: those who avoid the brand at all costs. The chain is promoting a makeover for Seattle’s Best Coffee, a brand it acquired nearly a decade ago, in the hope that it will capture middle-market coffee drinkers. To that end, the subsidiary...

McDonald's Coffee
Drinkers Most Loyal

sorry, starbucks

Apr 15, 2011 11:55 AM CDT

McDonald's Coffee Drinkers Most Loyal

McD's fans beat out Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks customers

(Newser) - It may be a burger chain, but McDonald’s is winning the battle for coffee customers’ devotion, a study finds. In a given month, just 29% of McDonald’s customers hit up Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee or breakfast. Meanwhile, 53% of Starbucks and Dunkin’ fans “roam,”...

The Truth Behind
6 Legendary Lawsuits

Apr 10, 2011 6:04 PM CDT

The Truth Behind 6 Legendary Lawsuits

There was a good reason to sue over hot coffee

(Newser) - We’ve all heard the complaints: America is the land of lawsuits, the kind of place that has to label its coffee with “Warning: Hot!” But Cracked takes a second look at the frivolous lawsuits of legend:

Woman sues McDonald’s for millions ... because her coffee was hot.

...

Coffee May Lower
Women's Stroke Risk

study says

Mar 11, 2011 8:38 AM CST

Coffee May Lower Women's Stroke Risk

A cup a day keeps the doctor away: study

(Newser) - Good news for committed coffee drinkers: For women, a cup a day may lower stroke risk, a study suggests. In the 10-year Swedish study, women who drank at least a cup daily had a 22% to 25% lower stroke risk than those who had less or none. So java drinkers,...

Bikini Barista Owner Guilty
of Indecent Exposure

Feb 8, 2011 4:17 PM CST

Bikini Barista Owner Guilty of Indecent Exposure

Coffee shop owner faces 90 days in prison over workers' attire

(Newser) - Washington state has seen a racy new trend in the last few years: that of "bikini baristas" who use skimpy attire to sell coffee in this most competitive of markets. Bikini baristas have been charged with prostitution and indecent exposure, but only now has one of the cases made...

Best Hangover Cure:
Aspirin and ...

Best Hangover Cure: Aspirin and ...

Study finds cause, and cure, of hangover headaches

(Newser) - Forget about hangover remedies like raw eggs, hair of the dog, or yoga —simple caffeine and a painkiller are best for easing an alcohol-induced sore head, according to a new study. Neurologist Michael Oshinsky and colleagues used ethanol to induce hangover-like headaches in rats. They found that the caffeine...

Brace Yourself, India,
Here Comes Starbucks

Jan 13, 2011 3:29 PM CST

Brace Yourself, India, Here Comes Starbucks

Coffee titan teams up with Indian conglomerate

(Newser) - Coffee lovers in India will someday be able to get a Starbucks fix, as the company has struck a deal with megaconglomerate Tata Group—it makes everything from the Tata Nano car to Eight O'Clock Coffee—to get the lay of the land, the Seattle Times reports. Tata will help...

Starbucks Unveils New Logo,
Drops Word 'Coffee'

Jan 5, 2011 3:16 PM CST

Starbucks Unveils New Logo, Drops Word 'Coffee'

Mermaid will be on her own now

(Newser) - Starbucks is making its mermaid a little more prominent. A new corporate logo unveiled today to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary drops the words "coffee" and "Starbucks" and lets the green mermaid stand on her own, reports MarketWatch . The dropping of "coffee" comes as the company expands...

Insect Threatens Hawaii's
Top-Shelf Kona Coffee

Dec 7, 2010 4:37 PM CST

Insect Threatens Hawaii's Top-Shelf Kona Coffee

Coffee berry borer will make beans pricier

(Newser) - Coffee from Hawaii's Kona coast is sought the world over—and can command a price of more than $50 a pound. But the Kona harvest is facing a grave danger: infestation from a the coffee berry borer, a relentless pest that can eradicate a crop, NPR reports. The borer eats...

For True Addicts:
Caffeinated
Popcorn

Nov 28, 2010 10:34 AM CST

For True Addicts: Caffeinated Popcorn

Fans liken addictive snack to cocaine, inventor says

(Newser) - As huge popcorn fans and total caffeine addicts, Amanda and Matthew Fitch decided they could kill two birds with one stone—by putting caffeine in their popcorn. To make the final product palatable, though, they had to overcome caffeine's natural bitterness. "We tried over and over again, making tons...

Starbucks Workers Feel
Venti-Size 'Disillusionment'

Starbucks Workers Feel Venti-Size 'Disillusionment'

Giant corporation's anti-corporate culture is in danger

(Newser) - If you're not a fan of Starbucks, you'll be happy to read a lengthy report from Reuters that talks to baristas and managers around the country and concludes they're generally not a happy bunch anymore. Lower pay, fewer benefits, and an increased emphasis on cost-cutting and sales during the downturn...

Inflation Begins Creeping
Into Food Prices

Nov 4, 2010 3:42 PM CDT

Inflation Begins Creeping Into Food Prices

Chains, retailers struggling with how much consumers can take

(Newser) - Despite low overall inflation, the price of basic foods is rising, presenting food companies with a dilemma: do they let rising costs erode profits, or raise prices while demand remains weak? Milk, beef, coffee, and sugar have all seen price spikes, driven by growing demand in China, India, and developing...

Starbucks to Baristas:
No More Multitasking

Starbucks to Baristas: No More Multitasking

Critics fear longer lines

(Newser) - Starbucks is changing the way its baristas operate—it wants them to focus on one drink at a time, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company is looking to shed what coffee aficionados see as an assembly-line process, but it runs the risk of angering everyone else with longer lines....