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Mind over matter: How meditation can lower your blood pressure

Meditation and its numerous health benefits have been known for millennia, but a new set of studies explains how meditation can help people lower their blood pressure using only their mind. Nearly half of all American adults suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure — a condition that doubles a person’s chance of having a […]

Blood Drive Calendar: 07/23/2023

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Versiti Blood Center of Michigan Interlochen, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July 24, Inland Township Fire Department Conference Room, 19668 Honor Highway Charlevoix, 11:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July 24, Health Department of Northwest Michigan- Blood Bus, 220 W. […]

New VCU Study suggests smell and taste loss no longer COVID-19 infection indicator

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) School of Medicine suggests smell and taste loss are no longer reliable indicators of a COVID-19 infection. The study revealed the risk of losing one’s sense of smell and taste is as low as 6% with recent Omicron variant waves, […]

‘Patients are not taking a break’: Canadian Blood Services urge Calgarians to donate blood

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News The centre still needed 538 appointments to meet its monthly goals as of July 21 “Patients are not taking a break; it’s always an ongoing need,” said Jhoanna Del Rosario, territorial manager, Canadian Blood Services Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia Archive Article content “We are linked by blood, and […]

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Gets Emergency Pacemaker, Here’s What AV Heart Block Is

When you hear that you need “urgent pacemaker implantation,” you should drop whatever you are doing—whether it’s getting ready to travel or running a country— and get to the hospital as soon as possible. That’s what just happened to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And on early Sunday morning, doctors at the Sheba Medical Center […]

Amari Cooper finds inspiration in Marquise Goodwin’s handling of blood clots

Browns receiver Marquise Goodwin has landed on the non-football illness list with blood clots in his legs and lungs. Teammate Amari Cooper is very impressed by the manner in which Goodwin is handling the situation. “It’s very inspirational,” Cooper said after practice on Saturday, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I mean, […]