Category Archives: Blood

Here’s how the American Red Cross makes money from donated blood

The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it’s an expensive operation. In 2022, the American Red Cross generated more than $3.2 billion in operating revenue and spent just over $3 billion in expenses the same year, according to its financial statements. Contributions only make up about […]

2 Unexpected Breakfast Foods That Could Be Raising Your Blood Pressure And Your Risk Of Heart Disease, Experts Say

Heart health is at the core of your overall wellbeing, and your diet plays a crucial role in keeping your heart as healthy as possible. While adding antioxidant-rich foods is one great way to keep your cardiovascular health in great shape, it’s also important to limit your intake of foods that could have a negative […]

Moroccogate: Corruption And Blood Renewables In The Western Sahara

We have heard of “wars for oil” and corrupt deals between oil giants and politicians. But could we imagine conflict, human rights abuses, and bribes over some solar panels and wind turbines? It seems it was not the nature of slick crude that corrupted hearts. Morocco’s occupation of the Western Sahara shows that. Since the […]

Fitness: Use exercise to help keep blood pressure in check

Breadcrumb Trail Links Diet & Fitness Almost all modes of exercise reduce both systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings. The heart health benefits of physical activity are well known and well studied. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. Article content […]

Tales from the Rez (2023) Review – Blood in the Snow – Voices From The Balcony

Jim Morazzini As you can probably tell from the title, Tales From the Rez is an anthology that draws its tales from Indigenous Canadian folklore, in particular that of the Blackfoot Nation to which writer/director Trevor Solway (Absolutely Canadian, Broken Records) belongs. Starting out as a web series, it was picked up by APTN, Aboriginal […]