Sharjah charity pays off debt for 22 prisoners

Sharjah Charity House donated Dh742,000 towards settling the debt of 22 prisoners from correctional facilities in the emirate.

The donation aims to release the prisoners, who were each sentenced for involvement in various financial cases in the penal and corrective institution of Sharjah Police, and to help support their families overcome dire living conditions, according to the state news agency, Wam.

Lt Col Abdullah Ibrahim, Deputy Director of Punitive and Correctional Establishment at Sharjah Police, met with representatives from Sharjah Charity House, led by Khalid Al Khayyal, chairman of the Board of Trustees, on Monday to accept the donation.

Lt Col Ibrahim thanked Sharjah Charity House for their charitable and humanitarian work, as part of the initiatives of the Year of Giving.

He said the gesture reflected the charity’s significant role in ensuring social protection and empowerment, as well as enhancing solidarity and cohesion among all segments of the society.

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Coffee: black death or elixir of life?

It is among the greatest health debates of our time; splashed across newspapers with contradicting headlines - is coffee good for you or not?

Depending on what you read, it is either a cancer-causing, sleep-depriving, stomach ulcer-inducing black death or the secret to long life, cutting the chance of stroke, diabetes and cancer.

The latest research - a study of 8,412 people across the UK who each underwent an MRI heart scan - is intended to put to bed (caffeine allowing) conflicting reports of the pros and cons of consumption.

The study, funded by the British Heart Foundation, contradicted previous findings that it stiffens arteries, putting pressure on the heart and increasing the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, leading to warnings to cut down.

Numerous studies have recognised the benefits of coffee in cutting oral and esophageal cancer, the risk of a stroke and cirrhosis of the liver.

The benefits are often linked to biologically active compounds including caffeine, flavonoids, lignans, and other polyphenols, which benefit the body. These and othetr coffee compounds regulate genes involved in DNA repair, have anti-inflammatory properties and are associated with lower risk of insulin resistance, which is linked to type-2 diabetes.

But as doctors warn, too much of anything is inadvisable. The British Heart Foundation found the heaviest coffee drinkers in the study were most likely to be men who smoked and drank alcohol regularly.

Excessive amounts of coffee also unsettle the stomach causing or contributing to stomach ulcers. It also stains the teeth over time, hampers absorption of minerals and vitamins like zinc and iron.

It also raises blood pressure, which is largely problematic for people with existing conditions.

So the heaviest drinkers of the black stuff - some in the study had up to 25 cups per day - may want to rein it in.

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