Category Archives: Blood

How mineral blood test helps cut barren rates in Highlands flock

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Research: 1 drink a day can increase blood pressure

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS NEWS) — One of the newest party scenes in New York City is missing a key ingredient–alcohol. “The demand was something I had never expected,” said Elizabeth Gascoigne, who started this alcohol-free event company called Absence of Proof after deciding to stop drinking alcohol two years ago. “The biggest difference I see […]

A&E doctor who altered notes after failing to check patient’s blood results before discharge is struck off

Clare Dyer The BMJ A doctor who discharged a patient from a hospital’s accident and emergency department without reviewing blood test results that showed clear signs of a cardiac emergency, then altered the patient’s record to hide his mistake, has been struck off the UK medical register. Muhammad Umar Farooq was a locum registrar in […]

Sexual health and blood borne virus action plan (2023-2026)

Ministerial Foreword I am delighted to present the Scottish Government’s new Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Action Plan. Scotland has made a huge amount of progress across these services since our first Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Framework was published in 2011 and refreshed in 2015. This framework brought together, for […]

Chromosome-scale genome of the human blood fluke Schistosoma mekongi and its implications for public health – Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Barnett R. Schistosomiasis. (1474–547X (Electronic)). Steinmann P, Keiser J, Bos R, Tanner M, Utzinger J. Schistosomiasis and water resources development: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimates of people at risk. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006;6(7):411–25. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Uthailak N, Adisakwattana P, Thiangtrongjit T, Limpanont Y, Chusongsang P, Chusongsang Y, et al. Discovery of Schistosoma mekongi […]

The association between leisure-time physical activity and blood pressure changes from adolescence to young adulthood: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

Abstract The effectiveness of long-term leisure time physical activity (LTPA) on blood pressure (BP) changes is still under debate. Since adolescence lifestyle behaviors shape the adulthood health profile, this study aimed to investigate the sex-specific impact of LTPA on BP changes from adolescence to young adulthood. This longitudinal study uses the data of 1412 adolescents […]