Category Archives: Blood
Aug
Blood glucose, commonly known as blood sugar, constitutes the predominant form of sugar present in your bloodstream. This vital energy source derives from the carbohydrates present in the foods you consume. The pivotal role of glucose lies in providing primary energy to the cells, tissues, and organs throughout your body. Maintaining a blood sugar level […]
Aug
Millions of middle-aged adults who are overweight with even slightly raised blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose levels are about a third more likely to die early, research suggests. They also face a 35% higher risk of heart attacks or strokes and will experience them two years earlier than their peers. The stark findings are being […]
Aug
by Izaiah Cazares Fri, August 25th 2023, 11:25 AM UTC The Big Fresno Fair and the Central California Blood Center will hold their special launch event on Tuesday, Aug. 29, to officially kick off the 13th Annual “Pint for a Pass” Blood Drive that will run through Oct. 14.
Aug
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – The Pass Christian Senior Center was filled with people donating blood for a good cause. Next week marks 18 years since Katrina hit South Mississippi, forever changing people’s lives. Each year, hundreds of community members take part in the Red Cross’ Katrina Blood Drive. “I’ve given 5 gallons so far and […]
Aug
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The North Platte branch of the American Red Cross is now facing a blood shortage. The center tries to have around 10 days of blood available, but now only has around five to seven days of stock available. They are specifically facing a shortage of the most popular types of […]
Aug
Elevations in a single cytokine species were uniquely characteristic of Kawasaki disease in children versus other inflammatory disorders with similar presentations, researchers said, paving the way for a blood test to aid differential diagnosis. High levels of one particular interleukin (IL) protein — IL-17A — were diagnostic for Kawasaki disease as opposed to other pediatric […]
Aug
August 25, 2023 4 min read Blood draws do not need to be unpleasant ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-loading-text="Loading ” data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe ADDED TO EMAIL […]
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Sex differences in effect of patients-centered intervention on blood pressure in patients with hypertension
Aug
Abstract Hypertension exhibits sex-related differences in its causes, symptoms, and complications. In this study, we aimed to confirm the efficacy of hypertension intervention by applying a patient-centered approach based on sex differences. We enrolled 95 hypertensive patients in this prospective quasi-experimental pretest–posttest study. The patient-centered lifestyle intervention included penalized nutrition and exercise education in 30-min […]
Aug
August 25, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: Hanash reports honoraria or research funding from Abbott Laboratories, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cosmos Wisdom and Dynex. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email […]