Category Archives: Blood

Painkillers combined with contraceptive pill could increase risk of blood clots among women, study suggests

Women are being warned that taking some common painkillers while using the contraceptive pill may increase their risk of suffering blood clots. A Danish study of two million women found using ibuprofen, diclofenac and naproxen while also on combined pills containing progesterone and oestrogen could lead to a small rise in the chances of having […]

Blood supply low, blood centers urging people to donate

By Nick Landi ROCKFORD — Amid a nationwide blood supply shortage, effects are felt in the Stateline, with blood centers having low donor numbers, and are encouraging anyone eligible, to step up to the plate. “Our local hospitals had multiple traumas [Labor Day Weekend], and took all of our type O negative blood,” the CEO […]

Arizona Cardinals host blood drive in Glendale’s State Farm Stadium

GLENDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The Arizona Cardinals will kick off their 2023 NFL season in just four days in Washington, D.C., but before week one gets started, the team is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive at State Farm Stadium. It’s part of the Cardinals Kickoff Countdown before the […]

Youthful blood transfusions slow the aging process, may help older adults live longer

DURHAM, N.C. — It appears vampires had it right all along. Researchers recently highlighted the remarkable potential of a new treatment in the battle against aging: the blood of young creatures. According to researchers from Duke University, joining the circulatory systems of a young and an old mouse can delay aging at the cellular level […]

New study: Reversing aging in the blood stem cells and the immune system

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Cate Blanchett: ‘Rite of Spring is amazing – your blood flows differently after listening to it’

6 September 2023, 17:03 | Updated: 6 September 2023, 17:44 How did Cate Blanchett prepare to play fictional conductor Lydia Tár? By Maddy Shaw Roberts Cate Blanchett’s stirring words about her favourite classical music feature in a limited-edition Gramophone Magazine special, in collaboration with Classic FM. Loading audio… Cate Blanchett, who scooped a Best Actress […]

‘Blood Pudding’ book signing – The Martha’s Vineyard Times

The author of “Blood Pudding,” Gerald Yukevich (Ivan Cox), will be signing books at Edgartown Books on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2 to 4 pm. “Blood Pudding” is a historical novel about the gritty but loving Malinowski family, who are immigrants from Poland. The story involves Tad struggling under the dictatorship of his father and with […]

Guardant abandons cancer blood test trial early, restates confidence in product line

Dive Brief: Guardant Health has stopped a trial of a minimum residual disease (MRD) test early after seeing the results of an interim analysis. The study, called COBRA, was evaluating the ability of Guardant’s MRD blood test to improve outcomes in patients with stage II colon cancer after surgery. Patients underwent circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid […]