Category Archives: Blood

These Are the Best Exercises for Lowering Blood Pressure

Strength training is more effective at lowering blood pressure than other styles of exercise, a new study finds. It has long been known that exercise can help reduce blood pressure, and can be an important component of managing hypertension. However, most research has focused on the benefits of aerobic exercise—like walking and running—to reduce blood […]

Oklahoma City woman meets and thanks blood donor who helped save her life

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:21 GMT (1695686421773) bd141c89efbf673a1d26a42918f665d3766776aa dbfecc9f0097303f9b240d0b637e7425f34552ad by Bethany Henderson, KTUL staff Mon, September 25th 2023, 11:45 PM UTC Oklahoma City woman meets and thanks blood donor who helped save her life. (Our Blood Institute) Loading …

The doctor who believes our own blood is the secret to anti-ageing – and sells it at £1,100 per pot

Dr Barbara Sturm is dressed for summer in a blue Zimmermann co-ord and her trademark healthy glow. We meet at the Connaught hotel, just across the street from her Mount Street medi-spa, over avocado and sourdough toast. Before we begin, she stops a well-heeled Japanese tourist to ask where his shirt is from. Within moments, […]

American Red Cross: Dangerously low levels of blood donations are concerning

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Monday, September 25, 2023 5:23PM CHICAGO (WLS) — Blood supply levels are reaching dangerously low levels and the American Red Cross is concerned. Blood donations have gradually decreased and now Chicago area hospitals may have to ration supplies, if the numbers don’t pick up. Joy Squier with the Red Cross shares […]

Breast cancer drug could trigger dangerous high blood sugar

For certain patients with advanced breast cancer, a drug called Piqray (alpelisib) may extend survival. But new research confirms the medication often causes seriously high blood sugar levels. “This is a very effective drug that we should be using to treat breast cancer, but the problem is that it causes high blood sugar, which also […]

High Blood Pressure Can Take Toll Even For Young Adults

Share on PinterestMaskot/Getty Images 1188431815 health clinic, high blood pressure Maskot/Getty Images Adolescents and young adults with high blood pressure had a greater chance of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later in life. Even those in the “elevated” blood pressure category — the first above-normal stage before high blood pressure — […]

We May Soon Have a Blood Test for Long COVID, Study Suggests

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People With Long COVID Have Specific Blood Biomarkers, Study Says

Sept. 25, 2023 — People with long COVID have specific biomarkers in their blood, a study published Monday in Nature said.  The findings may be a step toward creating blood tests to positively identify people with long COVID so specialized treatments can be employed, researchers said.  “This is a decisive step forward in the development […]