It’s October, and that means Halloween will be here any day now, so my mind has officially been set to spooky mode. That’s likely why the moment I saw Shay Mitchell‘s new dark manicure, I thought they looked like the color of blood. Mitchell and her crimson manicure arrived at the Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer […]
Thousands of people unaware they have type 2 diabetes could be diagnosed and avoid serious complications if screening was introduced in emergency departments, a study suggests. The prevalence of the disease has risen dramatically in countries of all income levels in the last three decades, according to the World Health Organization. More than 400 million […]
Blood glucose monitoring. Credit: Wikipedia Six adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) treated with stem cell-derived islet cells (VX-880) have shown improved blood sugar control, with three participants achieving insulin independence, according to new research being presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg (2–6 […]
ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) – A nationwide blood shortage has the American Red Cross asking everyone who’s eligible to donate blood, and there is a need for all types. Delta County residents are doing their part at a two-day blood drive at Wellspring Community Church in Escanaba. “There’s a need for it,” Tracy Oefelein said. “Everybody […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An event in downtown Grand Rapids will help celebrate and support blood cancer patients and their families. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will host Light The Night events in over 100 cities across the U.S. and Canada. Every registered participant will get a lantern, and all the money raised will […]
GREENFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) — It was a day of celebration at Versiti in Greenfield. Both staff and donors received recognition for their hard work. Three top donors were given the honor of having an interview room in the blood donation center named after them. CBS 58 met one who has given over 73 gallons […]
Drinking dark tea daily may help balance blood sugar levels and stave off type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity. This is the main message from a new study that looked at tea-drinking habits and diabetes risk among people in China. Folks who drank dark tea every day had […]
A special type of fermented tea appears to help control blood sugar levels and stave off disease onset and progression of diabetes, according to new research. Daily consumers of “dark tea” had a 53% lower risk of developing prediabetes and a 47% lower risk of developing diabetes, according to data presented by researchers Monday at […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A relatively new tool is in place to help trauma victims such as gunshot wound patients and car crash victims: blood transfusions at the scene of the incident. Some may not realize, but when responding to a scene where a person is bleeding, emergency medical crews have typically used a saline […]
KELLOGG — A community blood drive is being held at the Kellogg Elks Lodge from noon to 5:30 p.m. today. The blood drive is located at 202 ½ McKinley Ave. in Kellogg. Panhandle Health District will also be providing free blood-lead testing for area residents during the event. Testing your blood-lead levels may help determine […]