cola/fatigue

BACKGROUND Bromism is an unusual occurrence. Historically bromism has been known to occur with chronic ingestion of bromide salts used as sleep medications. In this case, excessive consumption of a cola with brominated vegetable oil caused a severe case of bromism. METHODS The patient presented with

Eight exclusive cola drinkers in Experiment 1 (mean caffeine intake = 157 +/- 74 mg/day) and 16 drinkers of both cola and coffee in Experiment 2 (mean caffeine intake = 579 +/- 201 mg/day) underwent 6 independent, double-blind weekly trials. Each trial began with a randomized cross-over sampling

A 52-year-old man was noted to have severe chronic hypokalemia despite discontinuation of diuretic treatment for hypertension and aggressive oral potassium supplementation. His serum potassium normalized temporarily when he was hospitalized, but hypokalemia recurred after discharge. He complained of

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of L-tryptophan administration on subjective and objective measures of fatigue in healthy volunteers. METHODS Six healthy volunteers (4M:2F) were recruited from staff and students at the College. METHODS Department of Human Nutrition, St. Bartholomews and the Royal

The premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a complex of symptoms that usually occurs seven to ten days before menses in large numbers of women. These symptoms typically cease during the 24 hours after the onset of menses. PMS affects many areas of the body, with each afflicted woman having her personal set

BACKGROUND Interim restorations represent an essential treatment step; however, the optimal resin material for long-term interim restorations requires investigation. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the color stability, water sorption, wear resistance, surface hardness,