energy drinks
Man's love of energy drinks leads to brain hemorrhage
A woman is claiming that her husband's habit of "excessive energy drink consumption" caused him to suffer the brain hemorrhage that ultimately cost him part of his skull. Brianna, who...
Fisherman lands the big one with Monster Energy Drink as bait
Dan Therre was on a fishing trip with his father, brother and two others when he realized he wasn’t getting a bite. "The trip started like most. We set up...
Energy drinks are the gateway to cocaine addiction, study finds
Energy drinks such as Red Bull could act as a “gateway” to cocaine, scientists claim. A study found 21 to 25-year-olds who drank large amounts of the sugar and caffeine-filled...
You can now snort chocolate to get high
This product could give a whole new meaning to the word "chocoholic." Coko Loko, a snortable chocolate powder that mixes cacao with ingredients commonly found in energy drinks, debuted last...
Teen dies from too much caffeine
A dangerous combination of caffeinated beverages ultimately led to the death of a South Carolina teen, according to a medical examiner. The Richland County Coroner's Office announced on Monday that...
Just one energy drink can be 'life threatening': study
Just one energy drink can trigger potentially “life threatening” changes in blood pressure and the heart, warns new research. The study showed that drinking one 32 ounce can of a...
Scientists shockingly prove mixing energy drinks with alcohol is a bad idea
Better think twice before ordering a vodka-Red Bull. A recent study at the University of Victoria in Canada found that mixing alcohol with energy drinks increases your risk for injury,...
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group buys Bai beverage for $1.7B
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group announced Tuesday that it won an auction for the fast-growing seven-year old Bai Brands beverage company for $1.7 billion moving it further away from carbonated drinks....
Bros love Vodka Red Bull because it is basically cocaine
Drinking vodka mixed with Red Bull changes the brain in a similar way to taking cocaine, experts have warned. Mixing energy drinks with alcohol alters the activity in the adolescent...
Chinese people are going crazy for Four Loko
It’s baaaack. Four Loko, the alcoholic drink that was simultaneously the most beloved and most reviled beverage in America, has returned. The concoction was banned in at least five states,...
College bans energy drinks: 'They lead to high-risk sex'
A Vermont college has banned the sale of energy drinks on campus because it said the drinks may lead to “problematic behavior” like “high-risk sexual activity” and alcohol abuse. Middlebury...
Fat man drinks so many energy drinks he dies
The world's fattest man may have been done in by his love for energy drinks, his doctor said Tuesday. Andres Moreno, who weighed 980 pounds at his heaviest, suffered a...
Silicon Valley's healthy energy drink heading to NYC
Coke and coffee weren’t healthy enough for Google engineers who pull caffeine-fueled all-nighters writing computer code — so they got a replacement. The product, Hint Kick, which is stocked in...
Energy drink ‘pyramid’ scheme used college kids
Students returning to college campuses this week will have to find a new energy drink — and another way to get a BMW. Federal regulators raided the Tempe, Ariz., headquarters...
Look out Red Bull, this hipster energy drink is coming after you
Move over, Red Bull. This German upstart is being billed as the healthier version of the popular energy drink. It’s called Club-Mate, and it doesn’t taste very good. But celebrities...
11 indicted in 5-Hour Energy counterfeit scheme
As if the real stuff weren’t bad enough. Eleven people have been indicted on federal charges of selling counterfeit 5-Hour Energy drinks. The defendants, from California and Mexico, allegedly raked...
Monster Energy loses Beastie Boys lawsuit, forced to pay up
The Beastie Boys won $668,000 in attorney’s fees from Monster Energy in addition to a $1.7 million jury award over the company’s use of the iconic band’s songs in a...
Monster Energy inks deal with Triple Crown hopeful
Triple Crown contender American Pharoah has corralled a huge sponsorship deal with Monster Energy. It’s “the biggest in the history of horse racing,” said Ben Sturner, who brought the energy...
The most insane way to ride a roller-coaster is on a motorcycle
It’s scary enough riding a roller-coaster when you’re strapped into a carriage but imagine doing it this way. French trial freestyle moto rider, Julien Dupont, rode the entire track of...
Beastie Boys' $1.7M verdict against Monster stands
A federal judge on Thursday refused to throw out Beastie Boys’ $1.7 million jury verdict against Monster Beverage over the energy drink company’s use of the hip-hop group’s music in...