DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 77-year-old female in reasonably good health other than having had an overactive bladder issue for several years. Recently, I was told that I have stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). I am not overweight, do not have diabetes and have no history of CKD in my family. I try to […]
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The American Red Cross is encouraging Montanans to assist in building up the national blood and platelet supply after announcing a shortage in September. To keep up with the need for patient transfusions, the Red Cross is trying to collect 10,000 blood and platelet donations every week for the next month. […]
CINCINNATI — Hoxworth Blood Center has issued a “critical appeal” for blood donations to aid those suffering from the war in Israel. The organization said its partnership with Blood Centers America allows it to be able to provide blood for transfusions on a global scale. Hoxworth is asking for donations now so they can be […]
The day in late September that I saw Royal Blood at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, I, for some reason, was having daydreams about living in some kind of Star Trek-like universe. I was specifically imagining that I was back at my alma mater, University of Colorado-Boulder, but that the university was actually […]
I often receive email messages from wives frustrated with their husbands who refuse to take better care of their health. A popular issue is the spouse’s refusal to take prescribed medications for conditions like high blood pressure. At times the problem may be that they simply don’t want to be bothered or don’t want to […]
Raynaud’s phenomenon is a condition that causes the blood vessels in the extremities to narrow, restricting blood flow. The cause of Raynaud’s phenomenon has not been exactly known and it is possible that some blood disorders may cause Raynaud’s by increasing the blood thickness. Now, researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s Precision Healthcare University […]
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Israel’s Prime Minister has shared a harrowing photo of a child’s blood-drenched bed following claims the bodies of at least 40 youngsters were found in one village. Benjamin Netanyahu posted the horrific image on the platform formerly known as Twitter, with the caption “Hamas is worse than ISIS”. The disturbing photo shows a child’s bed […]
Oct 11, 2023, 10:31amUpdated 18h ago By: News 12 Staff The American Red Cross says the United States blood supply has reached critically low levels. The Red Cross is asking high schools and colleges to resume blood drives. Donations have dropped nearly 25% since August. A bust travel season and months of terrible weather caused […]
In a recent review published in the journal Immunity, Taylor J. Stevenson, Luca Vinnell, and Justin Rustenhoven of the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, clarified the role of platelet factor 4 from young blood in combating age-related hippocampal deficits and enhancing cognitive functions in older mice, addressing the growing challenge of dementia-related conditions. Spotlight: […]