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New research has found a link between drinking alcohol mixed with energy drinks and risk-taking behaviour. AdamChandler/Flickr

Schoolies risking health with alcohol and energy drink mix: report

Jocelyn Wright, The Conversation

Mixing alcohol with energy drinks is all part of a big night out, according to new research.
A growing number of adverse events are reportedly linked to the consumption of energy drinks, such as Red Bull. Nattu/Flickr

Energy drinks and sudden death: US regulators investigate

Chris Semsarian, University of Sydney

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating a series of deaths reportedly linked to the consumption of energy drinks and shots. The investigation comes amid a growing number of reports of…
Energy drinks are largely marketed to youths and young adults. hectore/Flickr

Energy drinks: a trigger for heart attacks and stroke?

Chris Semsarian, University of Sydney

When a 17-year-old girl, with a potentially life-threatening heart disorder, recently presented to me with an abnormally fast and irregular heart rhythm, I wondered how the natural history of her disease…
Morosini (bottom) receives treatment on the field during Saturday’s Serie B game between Livorno and Pescara. AAP

Explainer: sudden death in young athletes

Chris Semsarian, University of Sydney

Piermario Morosini, the 25-year-old former Italy Under-21 player, collapsed from cardiac arrest during Livorno’s Serie B match with Pescara on Saturday. “Unfortunately he was already dead when he arrived…

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