Category Archives: Blood

West Liberty University secures grant for groundbreaking blood disease research

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:40:14 GMT (1692898814189) 03eacebf9eebf86521cada1cc82482d630bf4046 987079a68c49a092641e253415432e4dfc51b5a6 by Gianna Dapra Thu, August 24th 2023, 5:38 PM UTC Through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, West Liberty University received 421,000 to go toward blood disease and resource research. Loading …

Blood Prison at the Mansfield Reformatory nominated among 20 best haunted houses in America by USA TODAY 10Best poll

Blood Prison is an annual Halloween attraction housed inside the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. MANSFIELD, Ohio — Are you ready for a good scare? Blood Prison, an annual Halloween experience housed inside the epically eerie Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, has just been nominated as one of America’s 20 top haunted attractions in a […]

20 Types of Foods That Lower Blood Pressure

Eating a healthy diet is one way to help lower high blood pressure (hypertension) and prevent complications, such as heart disease or stroke. In particular, studies show that certain foods, like fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fatty fish can lower your blood pressure. This article discusses foods to include and avoid to lower high blood pressure. […]

The simple drink that ‘drastically’ lowers your blood pressure

Making a simple choice with what you drink can drastically lower your blood pressure, experts have found. High blood pressure, or hypertension, reads as 140/90mmHg, or 150/90mmHg for those over the age of 80. It is estimated that just over a quarter of adults in the UK, around 14.4 million people, have high blood pressure. […]

Medtronic shares fall after FDA advisors’ lukewarm vote on blood-pressure treatment device

Medtronic PLC shares MDT, -0.05% were down 1.3% premarket on Thursday after advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had a mixed reaction to the company’s investigational renal denervation system, used to treat high blood pressure. In a close vote, the advisory committee said the benefits of the system, Symplicity Spyral, did not outweigh […]

‘One in a billion’ risk of ‘mad cow disease’ from NZ blood donations

The risk of “mad cow disease” being transmitted through donated blood if current restrictions were removed is about one in one billion annually, prompting researchers to suggest our donor policies to be relaxed. At present, New Zealand excludes potential donors who lived in the United Kingdom, Ireland or France for six months or more between […]

With new policies in place, LGBTQ+ donors urged to give blood during summer shortage

At a recent blood drive in downtown L.A., Los Angeles area resident Terry Brown was both excited — and nervous — to donate blood for the first time in decades. It was Brown’s first time to give blood since the U.S. Food and Drug Association and American Red Cross relaxed its decades-old policy on how […]