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ER visits tied to energy drinks double since 2007
Posted: 01.16.2013 at 6:56 AM
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Dr. Steve Sun looks over a heart monitor display in the emergency room at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco. ER visits related to energy drink consumption have doubled.  / AP photo
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More than 20,000 emergency room cases have been reported, mostly involving teens or young adults who have consumed energy drinks.

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