I guess I had this coming...
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Yeah, the extra health was intentional, the effect the bells will have is always random, but the colour has an influence on what you'll get.
One affects your shots, another your health, and the 3rd one may either give you max power, fix the controls, or take it away and reverse them. Sometimes though bells just give you points, but more points than any other item.
Don't worry, there's no bad blood between us ^^