DANVILLE, Ill. (WRSP) — Vermilion Advantage and STEP UP Vermilion County will be holding their 2023 Community Resource Rally and Blood Drive. The event will be taking place on Friday, November 3rd from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Second Church of Christ located at 3350 E. Voorhees Street in Danville, Ill. The rally will consist […]
This slideshow requires JavaScript. UNION, NJ — On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Union Police Department hosted its “UPD Fights Back Blood Drive.” The drive is in memory of Ilda Maria Lopes, who died from breast cancer in 2014 at the age of 60; and in honor of all lives lost and affected by breast cancer. […]
For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface — but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, AD-Detect, measures elevated […]
Blood stains have a reputation for being difficult to remove from clothing, household goods like sheets and towels, and non-washable items like mattresses. That reputation is fairly earned, because when blood exits the body, oxidation of hemoglobins occurs, causing the stains to change from the bright red hue we associate with blood to a dark, […]
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, […]
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High blood levels of the immune protein C4 are significantly associated with greater kidney-specific disease activity and a higher chance of developing kidney failure with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), the most common type of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a study shows. For this reason, measuring blood C4 levels may help predict the risk of kidney failure in […]
Metro Detroit’s weather forecast for Halloween is calling for more trick than treat, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to be cold for the week, but even chillier on the day little ghosts and goblins are hunting neighborhoods for candy and sweets. There’s a chance of snow showers, according to the weather […]
High blood pressure is a problem for a large percentage of East Texans but that soon may be changing thanks to a study led by two physicians with the UT Health East Texas Heart and Vascular Institute. Dr. Frank Navetta and Dr. Robert Smith are researching a new procedure that may lower blood pressure even […]