SINGAPORE – If your blood pressure is high, and you are unable to bring it down through lifestyle changes, take medication, said experts. Otherwise, you face far a higher risk of getting dementia, according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association in September. People with uncontrolled hypertension are 42 per cent […]
An American Red Cross donor squeezes a sponge ball while giving blood in Fairfax, Virginia, in April 2018. The Red Cross says donors save thousands of lives each year with donations of blood, plasma and platelets. Contributed photo Since the American Red Cross announced a national blood and platelet shortage a month ago, thousands of […]
#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 Traverse City, 12:30-5 p.m., Oct. 16, Grand Traverse Yacht Club Main Dining Room, 13653 S. West Bay Shore Drive Boyne City, 2-5:15 p.m., Oct. 16, Community of Christ Church, 777 Vogel St. Benzonia, 3:15-5:30 […]
Ten minutes left to play in Marseille, and the game is slipping away from England, taking with it their improbable shot at winning this World Cup. They had been 14 points up just moments ago and the Stade Vélodrome was so quiet in those moments that the crowd were throwing Mexican waves. It would have […]
Article content The amount of blood needed in hospitals continues to outpace the number of donations being made in Saskatchewan and across the country. Canadian Blood Services territory manager of donor relations Aaron Barlow, said around 690,000 people in Saskatchewan are eligible to donate blood, but just over two per cent of the population does. […]
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan today blasted some of its officials on X, formerly Twitter, and “severed ties” with one who shook hands with a minister of Iran. He accused the United Nations of “living under a rock” and having “blood on its hands”. “The UN’s support for and legitimization of genocidal […]
Danie Franco on Unsplash Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world’s population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s. How long humans can live, and what determines a long and healthy life, have been of interest for as long as we know. […]
Fort Calhoun Fire Department holds blood drive while raising funds through pancake feed Updated: 11:24 AM CDT Oct 15, 2023 TO NEED THE ICE SCRAPER. BACK TO YOU GUYS. READY? THANK YOU, LUKE. THE FORT CALHOUN FIRE DEPARTMENT IS BUSY THIS MORNING HOLDING TWO EVENTS, BOTH FOR A GOOD CAUSE. YEAH, THEY JUST STARTED A […]
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Walnut Community Building, located at 141 Main St. The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage after fewer donors than needed gave blood over the summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing […]
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