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Aug 1, 2007 5:26 PM CDT

Price Jump Could Ice Coffee Sales

With another price hike and competitors on its heels, will Starbucks stumble?

(Newser) - Starbucks recently hiked the cost of its coffee an average of 9¢ a cup—the seventh bump up since 1997. With a faltering stock price and learnings lagging after 15 years of solid growth, BusinessWeek wonders whether the premium coffee purveyor may have finally maxed out the market for the...

Drinking Coffee May Fight
Colon Cancer

Aug 1, 2007 11:36 AM CDT

Drinking Coffee May Fight Colon Cancer

Japanese study finds benefits of 3 cups a day apply only to women

(Newser) - Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of colon cancer in half—but the benefit manifests itself only in women. What's more, Reuters reports, the research was conducted in Japan, where men drink and smoke so much that scientists had trouble controlling for those...

Peppy Combo May Battle Skin Cancer

Jul 31, 2007 1:53 PM CDT

Peppy Combo May Battle Skin Cancer

Caffeine and exercise show promise in prevention

(Newser) - A 1-2 punch of caffeine and exercise may help prevent skin cancer. Hairless mice fed caffeinated water who worked out on a running wheel showed an increase in destruction of skin cells damaged by UVB rays, the AP reports, and the secret appears to be the combination. Researchers caution, however,...

'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

Jul 30, 2007 7:20 PM CDT

'Caffeinated' Workout May Cut Cancer

Combo of exercise and coffee can fight skin cancer

(Newser) - New research suggests that drinking coffee, combined with regular exercise, speeds up the killing off of cells damaged by ultraviolet-B radiation. Researchers at Rutgers University specifically examined UVB apoptosis — the programmed death of cells that become damaged by ultraviolet rays – in hairless mice. This sort of cell-suicide helps...

Starbucks Orders Up
a Price Hike

Jul 23, 2007 6:34 PM CDT

Starbucks Orders Up a Price Hike

Second increase in 10 months averages an eye-opening 9 cents

(Newser) - With the cost of energy and dairy soaring, Starbucks will hike prices for the second time in less than a year at the end of the month. The 3% jump means an average 9-cent increase for coffees, lattes, and Frappuccinos, the AP reports. The hike applies to company-owned stores; licensed...

$600 Coffee 'Processed'
by Civets

Jul 13, 2007 5:49 AM CDT

$600 Coffee 'Processed' by Civets

Java-lovers' treat plucked from droppings of animals who gorge on beans

(Newser) - Move over, Starbucks. Hyper coffee connoisseurs are coughing up $600 for a pound of the world's priciest coffee, a blend plucked from the droppings of a civet, a small Indonesian mammal that forages for fresh coffee beans. Fans describe the taste of kopi luwak as earthy, with a note of...

Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

Jun 25, 2007 3:59 AM CDT

Coffee's Perks Not in the Caffeine

Go for decaf: other chemicals in coffee give health a jolt

(Newser) - Scientists have long championed coffee's health benefits, but a series of recent studies is waking them up to the fact that caffeine has nothing to do with it. Regular consumption of coffee or tea can provide protection against cancer, diabetes and heart disease, but researchers say other chemicals are responsible.

Students Brew Coffee Addiction

Apr 16, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

Students Brew Coffee Addiction

Docs abuzz over teens’ growing use and abuse of stimulants

(Newser) - Overworked kids are hopping up more and more on lattes and macchiatos, as well as even dodgier stimulants, according to U.S. News. Coffee consumption among 18- to 24-year-olds has nearly doubled in three years, while increasingly popular energy drinks like Red Bull and the shockingly christened Cocaine pack multiple...