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Article: Caffeine Killed Woman - Autopsy Revealed; Caffeine Awareness Alliance Calls for Action.
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- PR Newswire
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- December 3, 2004
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NEW YORK and SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- An autopsy released this week has found caffeine to be the cause of death for a woman from New Mexico. The incident took place in June after she was admitted to a hospital after a fight with her son. The injuries sustained were thought to be the cause of her lapsing into a coma but was later revealed that high amounts of caffeine were found.
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"It's unfortunate that a death must result to draw attention to this most insidious drug," said Marina Kushner, founder of the Caffeine Awareness Alliance. Her organization has formally petitioned the ...