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Doctors: Alcohol-Caffeine Drinks Pose Health Risk to College-Age Fans

Concern over a controversial beverage concoction of caffeine and booze, that some experts say may not even be legal, could be posing a new health threat for the drinks' biggest fans: college-age people. Two weeks ago, an athletic, otherwise perfectly healthy 19 year-old man arrived at the emergency room at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. "He had chest pains, he was sweaty, short of breath," said Dr. Robert McNamara, who heads the department of emergency medicine. The patient...Full Story
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