Eric D. Griggs

With an active hurricane season that’s forced multi-generations of family members under one roof; much of the state now in Phase 3 of re-opening; and the start of school and high school and college athletics, having flu and COVID-19 circulating at the same time this fall could complicate diagnoses and make treatment challenging. The flu kills between 15,000 and 50,000 thousand people every year because immunization rates among adults have fallen year over year.

Research over the past decade suggests that coffee consumption may protect against type 2 diabetes , Parkinson’s Disease, and liver cancer . For example, the link between coffee consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes has been evaluated in more than 25 cohort studies From America, Europe, and Asia and results from nearly all of these studies suggest that coffee may lower diabetes risk.

Are you a coffee drinker? Well, here’s the truth about your favorite morning beverage. Coffee has been around for a long time and blamed for many ills — from stunting your growth to causing heart disease — but newer research shows that it may actually have health benefits. Recent studies have generally found no connection between coffee and an increased risk of heart disease or cancer.