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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.
The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.
Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country's defense minister told ground troops to “be ready” to invade, though he didn’t say when.
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has made his case for major U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed's target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market.
According to a new survey from the Federal Reserve, income inequality grew during the pandemic.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
The suspect accused of orchestrating the killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur will be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge. Duane Davis is expected to plead not guilty to murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
Authorities say a U.S. marine was killed Wednesday night in an incident at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent,” her employer said Thursday.
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
