Category Archives: Blood
Oct
Do you unwind with wine at dinnertime or beer while watching the game? Beware that regularly consuming any amount of alcohol may increase your blood-pressure levels. An occasional libation shouldn’t impact your health as much as several drinks per day. “The amount and frequency that you imbibe may contribute to health problems,” Brett A. Sealove, […]
Oct
Cheng-Hock Toh, professor and honorary consultant in haematology1 1University of Liverpool and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK For safer blood management in the NHS we must reduce blood loss, unnecessary use, and improve matching and tracing of blood from donor to recipient, writes Cheng-Hock Toh The Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report, due in […]
Oct
The Stanford Blood Donation Center implemented recommendations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday, Oct. 19, to expand blood donation eligibility. The FDA announced the changes to its blood donation eligibility guidelines in May, which now recommend asking donors about individual risk factors that may cause them to be more prone to contracting […]
Pune, India, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blood collection devices help in safe withdrawal of blood. Blood is collected from donor to perform various diagnostic tests. Needles & Syringes, and lancets and other devices are used for arterial and venous blood collection. Arterial blood collection has various advantages such as arterial blood gas sampling, […]
Oct
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said in Jerusalem on Sunday that there was no reason to assume Israel was behind the October 17 blast at an Anglican Hospital in Gaza City, and that spreading false accusations about Israeli responsibility was a “blood libel.” “Don’t assume it’s Israel,” Welby said to The Times of Israel. “You […]
Oct
Article content Want to reach the ripe old age of 100? Article content A new study, published Oct. 10 in GeoScience, says centenarians tend to have lower levels of glucose, creatinine and uric acid from their 60s onwards, compared to other people, reported the Independent newspaper. Article content Involving 44,500 Swedes, the study is the […]
Oct
Canadian Blood Services is urging people to donate at upcoming clinics in Orillia as it struggles to keep up with demand. The organization says more than 4,000 new donors are needed each month in Ontario, and more than 48,000 new donors are needed this year. Local residents can do their part next month, as clinics are […]
Oct
Recently, Rep. John James (R-Michigan), a freshman House Republican has stirred up a perennial debate in American politics by calling on Congress to give serious thought to imposing an age limit for federal elected officials. Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley added fuel to the fire by calling for term limits after witnessing Mitch McConnell’s most […]
Oct
#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 Charlevoix, 12:30-6 p.m., Oct. 23, Charlevoix Elks Club Community Room, 12735 U.S. 31 North Kingsley, 3:30-6 p.m., Oct. 23, St. Mary of Hannah School Multipurpose Room, 2962 W. M-113 Boyne Falls, 9:15 a.m. to […]