Common meds with caffeine may be linked to stroke

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Common meds with caffeine may be linked to stroke

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking medications containing caffeine was tied to a doubled or even tripled risk of having a stroke in a new Korean study that might seem to contradict recent evidence suggesting coffee and tea exert protective effects. But the results may in fact be in line with that research, according to the study authors, who point out that people who drank the least coffee were most at risk when taking caffeinated drugs. The products included mostly over the counter pain relievers, cold medicines and alertness aids containing small amounts of caffeine. ...

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