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I was in Starbucks a little while ago, and the woman behind me in line ordered a drink that was literally 20 words long. There were so many specifics that barista had to take a breath three times while calling it out after it was made. As soon as the door closed behind this particular customer, the entire cafe burst out into laughter. * * * * * *While out doing some last-minute Christmas shopping a couple of days ago, I discovered a drive-through Starbucks. I haven’t tried it out, but I’m intrigued! * * * * * *Seeing as my parents live in a little tiny town where there is a gas station and a general store and not much else, I’ve been in Starbucks-less-ness while I’ve been visiting. Consequently I’ve developed my own recipe for specialty coffee:1. Fill 1/3 of a cup with freshly brewed strong coffee (so that it can sort of double as an espresso shot).2. Fill the rest of the cup with skim milk, and add hot chocolate powder. 3. Microwave for 2 minutes. 4. Stir, add whipped cream and cinnamon, and enjoy!(It’s yummy, but definitely not very good for you! I tried making a peppermint version of this today using mint extract, but it did not work out very well at all so I don’t recommend it!) * * * * * *There you go, probably the most random useless post I’ve ever written. Coffee doesn’t work terribly well as a theme. I’ll try to come up with something better tomorrow. Image credit (Source: I’m Not Anti-Social, I’m Just Pre-Med)

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I’ve been working like a mad woman to get ready for my midterms this week, and I’m getting pretty tuckered out from it. I’ve been craving a nice big Starbucks coffee all day, but I was completely out of spending money for the week so I didn’t think that was possible. Then on impulse, I checked an account that I used in the summer and haven’t looked at since, expecting it to be empty. Whatta ya know, I got another paycheque that I had forgotten about! Not a big paycheque mind you, but enough to make me a happy happy (soon to be caffeinated) girl! If you’ll excuse me, I need to go and get myself a lovely specialty coffee, and then memorize a whackload of bacterial and parasitic infections! (Source: I’m Not Anti-Social, I’m Just Pre-Med)

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Put that Red Bull down… and the can of Rock Star as well! The “high energy” drinks are not so hot for your heart. This isn’t brain surgery, caffeine raises the ol’ blood pressure thus cardiac issues.
Shortly after consumption, your systolic rate increases by over 7.5% and diastolic raises 7% and heart rate is up 7-10 beats per minute. And why is this? Here ya go…
Most energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine and taurine, an amino acid also found in protein-containing foods such as meats and fish. Both have had effects on heart function and blood pressure in some studies. In contrast, “sports drinks” in general contain various mixtures of water, sugars and salts alone, without chemicals aimed at increasing “energy” or alertness.
The study also concluded that the effectiveness of medication could also be decreased. That’s not good! Don’t even get me started on the whole Red Bull and Vodka thing! Haha.
via Science Daily
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I would just like to point out that the very cute 1st year med student is looking even more adorable than usual today! Tanya is meeting me at the library later (I’m going to interview her in preparation for the exam tomorrow! Jess was kind enough to let me interview her yesterday!) and we’ll drool over him together :)Another random thought: coffee makes me tremendously happy, and self-confident and studious. No wonder I’m having trouble giving it up!Must go back to cramming for communication in health care, the exam is tomorrow! (Source: I’m Not Anti-Social, I’m Just Pre-Med)

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by Pat Salber, MDThere is a short article by Nicholas Bakalar from NY Times News Service in local papers today.  The jist of the article is that the amount of caffeine in three cups of coffee or tea each day may help older women maintain mental sharpness - unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be an effect in older men."Le Study" is from French researchers and is published in the journal Neurology in August 2007.  Karen Ritchie, a researcg durectir with the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research is the lead author.  The study included more than 7,000 men and women, average age 74 years old, who were followed for over four years.  They were asked about their coffee and tea intake and their mental acuity was measured by standard tests of visual skills and verbal recall.  The researchers also collected information from the study participants about their education, income, depression, alcohol, and tobacco use, among other factors.After controlling for other variables, the researchers found that women at age 65 who drank three or more cups of coffee or tea a day were about 30% less likely to have a significant decline in verbal skills than those folks who consumed a cup or less.By age 85, caffeine drinking women were 70% less likely to suffer deficits in mental acuity compared with women who drank less than a cup of coffee or tea.  Lead author Ritchie said in the NY Times article "please don’t rush out and start drinking coffee.  To suddenly start drinking large quantities of coffee is still really premature as a preventive measure."In the course of my medical career, coffee has gone from good to bad and now back to good again.  It’s hard to say what to make of this latest study.  I would say it is probably a safe course, if you enjoy drinking coffee, to continue to consume it in moderate quantities.  I would wait for confirmatory studies before rushing to Starbucks or Peets to load up on coffee beans as a prophylactic measure against Alzheimers or other age-related declines in mental sharpness. (Source: The Doctor Weighs In)

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