Bloomberg: Coffee Protects Against Drug-Resistant Germs in Latest Baffling Benefit

Coffee Protects Against Drug-Resistant Germs in Latest Baffling Benefit
By Elizabeth Lopatto - Jul 12, 2011 6:00 AM GMT+0900

Drinking tea and coffee may be linked to reducing antibiotic resistant bacteria carried by healthy people in their noses, a potential benefit of the beverages that baffled researchers.
People who consumed tea and coffee carried methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in their noses half as often as those who didn’t, according to a study released today in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Bloomberg: Artificial Food Coloring May Worsen Hyperactivity in Kids

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Artificial Food Coloring May Worsen Hyperactivity in Kids
By Catherine Larkin - Mar 24, 2011 6:17 AM GMT+0900

Artificial food coloring may worsen hyperactivity in some children, U.S. regulators said, responding to a petition to ban eight dyes used in food.