Red alert on energy drinks
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
Turning to Redline and Red Bull for a caffeine jolt might be a high-risk habit for teens. Recently, one of my colleagues, a pediatric gastroenterologist, told me about a teenage boy who had come to see him because of severe stomach pain he'd had for about two months. The boy had been referred by his primary care doctor, who had evaluated him for several possible causes, including infections and ulcers. That doctor had also recommended or prescribed a variety of medications to relieve the pain, but to no avail.