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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Article restructured and information on adenosine added. | Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Caffeine. | Aug 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - Caffeine Is a Natural Pesticide. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pharmacology - Caffeine in liver diseases: Pharmacology and toxicology. | May 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Caffeine as a Factor Influencing the Functioning of the Human BodyFriend or Foe? | Mar 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alcohol and Drug Foundation - Caffeine. | Oct 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: FDA - Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much? | Aug 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Health Effects of Coffee: Mechanism Unraveled? | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Understanding Caffeine Side Effects. | Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Caffeine. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Added media. | Jun 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CAMEO Chemicals - Caffeine. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Caffeine: How much is too much? | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - 10 Interesting Facts About Caffeine. | Jan 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - What Is Caffeine, and Is It Good or Bad for Health? | Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - The Nutrition Source - Caffeine. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Caffeine. | Apr 27, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Pharmacology of Caffeine. | Oct 23, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Caffeine Myths and Facts. | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 29, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Caffeine. | Feb 20, 2014 | ||
| Video on possible health effects of coffee consumption added. | May 16, 2012 | ||
| Added image of caffeine molecule. | Aug 25, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Caffeine Overdose. | Sep 25, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Caffeine In The Diet. | Sep 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - How Caffeine Works. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - For Kids - Caffeine. | May 12, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: KidsHealth - Caffeine Confusion. | Aug 25, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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