Category Archives: Blood

Health Canada approves nationwide removal of blood donor ban sparked by mad cow fears

Health Canada has granted approval to lift a ban on blood donations from people who lived or travelled in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for long periods of time in the 1980s and 1990s, Canadian Blood Services said Wednesday. The ban was adopted more than two decades ago by blood agencies in many countries […]

Second blood pressure reading falls 10 points lower than first

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Blood bank turns away donor with high iron levels

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Donate blood with this blood center for a free turkey or ham

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Remember a decade or so when almost everyone was scared to shop online? The idea of putting credit card numbers on the internet was frightening, and many people swore they’d never do it. Just about all of those people do at least some Christmas shopping online. According to a recent study […]

Networking nano-biosensors for wireless communication in the blood

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Biological computing machines, such as micro and nano-implants that can collect important information inside the human body, are transforming medicine. Yet, networking them for communication has proven challenging. Now, a global team, including EPFL researchers, has developed a protocol that enables a molecular network with multiple transmitters. First, there was the […]

Study reveals cannabis smoke can affect blood vessels

(KRON) — It’s long been known that people who smoke tobacco are at a higher risk of having heart problems. Now, a team of researchers at UCSF has found that marijuana products also pose the same risk. What’s particularly interesting is that burning any plant can release toxic chemicals, but apparently eating THC products can […]

MSDH: Several Miss. children experienced ‘elevated blood lead levels’ due to tainted applesauce

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Several children in the state have reportedly been impacted after consuming lead-tainted applesauce, according to the Mississippi Department of Health. In a post on Wednesday, the department stated that they have identified five Mississippi families with children having “elevated blood lead levels” who reported consuming the recalled pouches. The U.S. Food […]