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• » In the News: Energy Drinks
  Excessive caffeine—which is found in high doses in energy drinks—can cause a number of health problems, including elevated heart rate, hypertension, and anxiety.
• » Patient Stories
  Young people and adolescents should beware of energy drinks.
• » Energy Drinks
  Peter Lund, MD, discusses the health effects of energy drinks.
• » Energy Drinks Interviews
  Pittsburgh pediatrician Anthony Kovatch, MD, a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, discusses the health effects of highly caffeinated energy drinks.
• » Institute for Good Medicine Web Show
  Energy drinks are all the buzz these days, particularly as controversy rises on the impact they have on the human body.