Re: Caffeine-miscarriage link study
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Sun Jan 27 08:33:16 2008
The makers of colas, Red Bull, Excedrin etc are in trouble.
Art
At Sun, 27 Jan 2008, Gordon Goldman wrote:
>
>Not to mention the second-hand caffeine that pollutes the environment
>as the molecules evaporate into the air from those steaming cups of
>coffee.
>This will generate 'no caffeine' areas of restaurants and eventually
>ban the 'public use' of it in all buildings, etc. ad nauseam.
>
>Gordon
>
>On Jan 27, 2008, at 5:10 AM, art fougner, md wrote:
>
>> Caffeine warning labels on coffee cups, ala beer bottles/cans?
>>
>> Art
>>
>> At Sat, 26 Jan 2008, Gordon Goldman wrote:
>>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> I agree with you, except I think this will serve another purpose;
>>> fodder for the litigious at heart.
>>>
>>> The coffee vendors (Seattle, Starbuck's and the like) will be the
>>> target of litigation for not having adequately warned their female
>>> clientele of the 'deadly' consequences of caffeine ingestion.
>>>
>>> And of course, the physicians will be targeted also, unless it is
>>> documented in the record that you specifically warned against it,
>>> despite the paucity of hard fact. In Missouri, we have to have the
>>> patient sign a statement at the onset of prenatal care, warning them
>>> of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. Caffeine is next.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gordon M. Goldman, M.D., FACOG
>>> Private Practice, St. Louis, Mo.
>>>
>>> On Jan 26, 2008, at 4:33 PM, David Priver wrote:
>>>
>>>> Study linking caffeine, miscarriages flawed
>>>>
>>>> Regarding “Study reports link between caffeine use, miscarriages”
>>>> (News,
>>>> Jan. 21):
>>>>
>>>> In my view, as an OB/GYN, this is a dreadfully flawed study that
>>>> will
>>>> serve no purpose other to further frighten pregnant women about the
>>>> growing volume of supposedly dangerous substances that they must
>>>> avoid.
>>>>
>>>> First of all, it is hopelessly unreliable to question women, often
>>>> months following a miscarriage, about what they did or did not
>>>> consume
>>>> while pregnant. Secondly, women who have the most “morning
>>>> sickness”
>>>> and, therefore, are the least likely to be consuming coffee (or
>>>> nearly
>>>> anything else), almost never miscarry, presumably as a result of a
>>>> very
>>>> high hormone level. This reflects an association, but clearly not a
>>>> cause and effect relationship. Finally, it is well-established that
>>>> miscarriage is, with very few exceptions, caused by pregnancies
>>>> associated with chromosomal abnormalities, something that cannot
>>>> possibly be affected by he consumption of caffeine.
>>>>
>>>> As the March of Dimes spokeswoman stated while explaining why that
>>>> organization will now proceed to jump on this fear-inducing
>>>> bandwagon,
>>>> “Women do need good guidance.” Indeed they do, but this study did
>>>> not
>>>> provide it.
>>>>
>>>> DAVID PRIVER
>>>> San Diego
>>>>
>> --
>> art fougner, md
>> "May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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