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HEALTHY COFFEE
Good news for coffee lovers, a new study shows that drinking it daily could help protect heart health. . Researchers at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute found that drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day has been associated with a 10 to 15 percent decrease in risk of getting heart disease. Meanwhile, researchers from Sweden and the UK found that more caffeine in your blood can help reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes. In a study published in BMJ Medicine, researchers used genetic markers to link caffeine levels and body mass index, and then looked at how quickly people broke down caffeine in the blood. It's well known that the higher your BMI is the higher your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is. The study found that those with more caffeine in their blood had lower body fat mass, meaning their risk for developing diabetes is lower.
UTI INFECTIONS LINKED TO MEAT
More than 500,000 urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by E. coli linked to meat products, according to a study in the journal One Health. Researchers isolated E. coli strains from meat products in Flagstaff, Arizona and then compared those strains to blood samples from patients who have UTIs at a nearby hospital. They determined that about 8 percent of the infections could be linked to meat. Since the U.S. food supply chain is connected throughout the country, scientists believe that E. coli could be causing hundreds of thousands of UTIs.
Canada has removed 41 of its diplomats from India as tensions rise between the two nations.
An Army private who crossed the border into North Korea in July has been charged in military court with eight offenses including desertion.
The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Paris have been canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
A U.S. Navy warship operating in the Middle East shot down multiple missiles near the coast of Yemen.
A 52-year-old Maryland Circuit Court judge was fatally shot Thursday night in the driveway of his own home in Hagerstown, Maryland.
An Army private who crossed the border into North Korea in July has been charged in military court with eight offenses including desertion.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 and the weekend.
An Army private who fled to North Korea before being returned home to the United States last month has been detained by the U.S. military, two officials said Thursday night, and is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
Israel bombarded Gaza early Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town in the north near the Lebanese border, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil.
With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday.
