Announcer: Major funding for “The American Buffalo” was provided by the Better Angels Society and its members; the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Fund at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; John and Catherine Debs; Kissick Family Foundation; Fred and Donna Seigel; by Jacqueline Mars, […]
The American Red Cross has announced a new blood drive amid a national shortage of blood supply, with the organization coming to Burbank on Oct. 21 through Nov. 9 at 317 N. Pass Ave. and with select weekly drives at Burbank Elks Lodge. Since announcing a national blood and platelet shortage a month ago, thousands […]
In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of researchers in the United States investigated the impact of different types and amounts of dietary fatty acids on the incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVDs) in a large cohort of United States (U.S.) veterans. Study: Association of dietary fatty acids […]
PEORIA Ill. (WMBD) — New legislation could bring more awareness to blood clotting and other disorders. Peoria man Deveraux Hubbard II died from a blood clot in December 2013. His parents run the Deveraux Hubbard II Foundation in his honor. His father, Deveraux Hubbard, his father, said it’s rewarding being able to bring awareness to […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Monday was a special milestone for one little girl at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. 11-year-old Hannah Groezinger has a genetic blood disorder called ‘beta-thalassemia’. She can’t make her own hemoglobin to carry oxygen throughout her body. Hannah was adopted from China, and for close to 5 […]
White blood cells (blue) attack two Klebsiella bacteria (pink) in this colorized scanning electron microscopic image. Credit: David Dorward/NIAID Some strains of heavily antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Ghana are not successful at spreading outside of the hospital, suggesting that control measures can be focused on clinical settings to help curb treatment-resistant infections. Scientists from the Wellcome […]
AUSTIN, Minn. – The American Red Cross held a blood drive at the Hormel Historic Home in Austin on Monday. This comes as the organization is facing a critical shortage of blood. Over 40 people signed up to give at the blood drive, enough to fill the schedule for the day. For an organization with […]
Asian, Hispanic, and Black children are much less likely to see ear, nose, and throat (ENT) doctors, or otolaryngologists, and receive ear tubes for recurring ear infections, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting. Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) is the most common outpatient procedure in U.S. children. The tubes reduce ear infections […]
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The season for respiratory infections has arrived. Tens of thousands of people will be gathering at a variety of sporting events over the next few days. It’s those big crowds where people can easily get infected, which is why safeguards are important. People will be packed into the stadium cheering for the […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors (otolaryngologists), or to receive ear tubes for recurring ear infections, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting. Ear tube placement (tympanostomy) is the most common outpatient procedure in U.S. children. The […]