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Article: CAFFEINE, ESTROGEN LINKED TO PARKINSON'S
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- United Press International
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- October 15, 2002
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Caffeine, estrogen linked to Parkinson's
NEW YORK, Oct 15, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) --
Women who drink a lot of coffee each day -- more than six cups worth
-- and who are receiving hormone replacement therapy appear to have
an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, researchers reported
Tuesday.
The risk is four times that of women who take hormones after menopause
but do not drink a lot of coffee, said Dr. Alberto B. Ascherio, associate
professor of medicine at the Harvard School of Public Health/Brigham
and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Ascherio noted numerous studies have demonstrated caffeine intake
among men is associated with a ...