Monthly Archives: August 2023

Tuesday PM headlines: Utah State blood drive competition, fundraiser for Hawaii relief efforts

Blood drive events on USU For the past 19 years, Utah State University has beat Weber State University in “blood drive battles” and the Aggies say they don’t plan on losing this year. The blood drive will take place September 5-8 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Students who participate may receive prizes. Kirsten Stuart, […]

Blood Bank of Delmarva sees an increase in ‘no shows’ for appointments to donate

DELAWARE – The Blood Bank of Delmarva is having a hard time keeping up with the demand for blood. That’s mainly due to a slow summer for donations and more ‘no shows’ than normal for appointments. Tony Prado with the Blood Bank of Delmarva explained, “You start to see ‘no shows’ on top of an […]

Period products haven’t been tested with real blood — until now. Here’s why it matters

In menstrual product advertisements, companies often use a light blue liquid as a more “sanitized” stand-in for blood, to demonstrate the absorbency of their products. It turns out most companies use a similar stand-in for menstrual product testing: saline solution. At the direction of the FDA in the 1980s, companies turned their focus to creating […]

Researchers Reveal Six Essential Foods to Combat Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Insufficient consumption of six key foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and whole-fat dairy, is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a global study by researchers at McMaster University and the Population Research Health Institute. Diet score derived from ongoing, large-scale global Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study. A […]

Miller-Keystone Blood Center seeking blood donations ahead of Hurricane Idalia

Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center Tuesday said that they are accepting blood donations to bolster blood supplies in preparation for Hurricane Idalia impacting Florida and the surrounding region in the next few days. According to Rami Nemeh, chief operating officer of Miller-Keystone Blood Center, these preparations are being made as part of Miller-Keystone’s membership in […]

Neurosurgeon plucks live worm from woman’s brain after months of mysteryious symptoms

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mysterious symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which measured eight centimetres.  “I […]

16 Easy Dinners to Help Lower Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar

Try one of these diabetes-friendly meals that can also help lower your blood pressure, and you’ll have dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Each of these delicious recipes helps support heart health, as they’re packed with potassium and contain lower amounts of saturated fats and sodium. Additionally, these dinners feature complex carbs like whole […]