High blood pressure is often called a silent killer because you may not feel anything is wrong, but inside your arteries, damage may already be happening that could lead to serious health problems including: Heart attack Stroke Kidney disease The best prevention is knowing your blood pressure numbers and working with your doctor to keep […]
Category Archives: Blood
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BEDFORD – Join your local Knights of Columbus in the effort to aid neighbors. Your donation is the gift of life that so many desperately need. The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, October 12th. The event will be held from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. at The […]
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – North Augusta Public Safety employees are giving back. Strangers are giving the gift of life at a blood drive hosted by Shepeard Community Blood Center. The blood drive is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the North Augusta police hut on Buena Vista Avenue. DEVELOPING STORY: Audrey Dickherber […]
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Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin A missing woman is feared dead after a blood stain was found in her home and police discovered evidence that something was dragged into a lake in her backyard. […]
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Signs and shouts filled Seattle City Council chambers Tuesday night as councilmembers voted to approve an ordinance making the use or possession of illicit drugs a gross misdemeanor. “You have blood on your hands,” activists can be heard shouting after the 6-3 vote in a video by journalist Jonathan Choe. Critics call it a War […]
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It’s a pretty stunning, but true, fact: more than 119 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And having high blood pressure, also called hypertension, puts you at an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke. In addition to medication, dietary changes can help […]
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Share on PinterestJustin Paget/Getty Images The US Preventative Services Task Force recently updated their guidelines regarding screening for hypertensive disorders among pregnant people. Experts agree that screening is an effective way to improve the detection of hypertensive disorders among pregnant people. Signs of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy include an increase in blood pressure, partial or […]
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The need for blood donations remains constant as nonprofit organizations like Vitalant face many hurdles from before and during the pandemic. While a large percentage of the population is eligible to donate, only a small fraction give blood as many remain afraid to go through the process. “It saves lives. I mean people that need […]
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There’s little need to rehash the full, mangled history of Cyberpunk 2077 at this point. It had such a fractured, unpolished launch that it has now become an industry cautionary tale as no one wants to “be another Cyberpunk” at release. CDPR did not want to lose its formerly sterling reputation, so it spent almost […]
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SHERIDAN — Vitalant — the sole provider of blood to Sheridan County and Sheridan Memorial Hospital — will be hosting a three-day blood drive from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27 at the Best Western Sheridan Center. The drive comes as there remains a critical shortage of blood, according to Vitalant. The organization said there is […]