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The Journal of the National Cancer Institute has published the results of a study which could be good news for the male population. It seems that coffee drinking has some health benefits – the study indicated that supping coffee can reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men. The study took place over 22 years [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 31st May 2011
Peter and Nicola O’Hara wanted to show their gratitude to the Raigmore Hospital after their two boys received treatment on the children’s ward. They organised a coffee morning and it was something of a success. The grateful parents from Inverness raised £800 at the event and the proceeds are intended to contribute towards an appeal [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 27th May 2011
Smells matter. They just do. Perfume companies earn wonderful sums of money because we want our scent to be appealing, to ourselves and to other people. It’s an oft-quoted suggestion to those who want to sell their homes, but apparently buyers of domestic property find a home which smells of freshly baked bread or freshly [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 26th May 2011
The world is joining forces to help the poorer members of the global society. Trade Aid seeks to redress imbalances in the negotiation of products from farmers and producers in the poorer countries, where perhaps these farmers and producers are not in a position to negotiate the best deal for themselves. On World Fairtrade Day, [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 25th May 2011
In Sweden the Karolinska Institute has been doing several studies on the effects of coffee – and one of the recent sets of published findings could be encouraging for women. Initial studies indicate that drinking coffee may reduce the chance of an aggressive form of breast cancer. The study was carried out on almost six [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 24th May 2011
In Lima, the capital of Peru, there have been self-congratulatory announcements about the role played by the country in the latest coffee event in Houston Texas. This year the Specialty Coffee Association of America held its 23rd Annual Specialty Coffee Event and, by all reports, Peru is very happy with the way its nation was [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 23rd May 2011
From the traditionally tea-drinking China to Indonesia and to Russia – the world loves its coffee. The number of coffee shops has increased in the United Kingdom over recent years too and our daily cup of caffeine is factored into the daily schedule, whether at home, with a pit-stop on the way to work or [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 20th May 2011
Rumour has it that our daily cup of coffee elixir may have some hidden benefits. Many of us have fallen in love with coffee aromas, the delicious taste of a good roasted coffee to ease us into our day, but it appears from recent reports that coffee may also have some healthy side-effects. In The [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 18th May 2011
We are becoming increasingly environmentally concerned. How many air miles were used to bring the various foodstuffs to my table? Did the local farmers get a fair deal when they sold their wares for export? How are farmers being treated economically? Many of us want to make sure that our purchases are ethical as well [...]
Posted by Phil on the 17th May 2011
On the day of the Royal Wedding, the baristas from Bold Street Coffee had very special public duties of their own. The Liverpool coffee shop wanted to raise awareness and money for diabetes as the head of the coffee shop, Sam Tawil, suffers from the type 1 variant. What is the route for these energetic [...]
Posted by Dennis on the 16th May 2011
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