An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
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INVALID
In*val"id, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide, L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. Invalid infirm.]
1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.
2. (Law)
Definition: Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null; as, an invalid contract or agreement.
In"va*lid, n. Etym: [F. invalide, n. & a., L. invalidus, a. See Invalid null.]
Definition: A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.
In"va*lid, a. Etym: [See Invalid, n.]
Definition: Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid daughter.
In"va*lid, v. t.
1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and almost blind." Dickens.
2. To classify or enroll as an invalid. Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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