Category Archives: Blood

Amari Cooper finds inspiration in Marquise Goodwin’s handling of blood clots

Browns receiver Marquise Goodwin has landed on the non-football illness list with blood clots in his legs and lungs. Teammate Amari Cooper is very impressed by the manner in which Goodwin is handling the situation. “It’s very inspirational,” Cooper said after practice on Saturday, via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “I mean, […]

Heroes Behind the Badges Blood Drive is Aug. 3 in Worthington

WORTHINGTON — Sanford Worthington Medical Center, Worthington Police Department, Sanford EMS, Worthington Fire Department and the Nobles County Sheriff’s Office will conduct its annual “Heroes Behind the Badges” blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3, at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. Donor registration will be in the main entrance […]

Tips on How to Lower Your Blood Pressure

Almost half of all American adults have high blood pressure, sometimes referred to as hypertension. Dr. Holly Phillips told Inside Edition that high blood pressure “can cause heart disease, damage to your brain, eyes, kidneys and blood vessels.” To keep hypertension at bay, Dr. Phillips recommends limiting salt and alcohol, and not smoking. She also […]

Alzheimer’s disease may be detected by a finger prick blood test for earlier diagnosis and treatment

A simple finger prick blood test may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to research revealed this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam. The blood test is similar to the glucose testing method used by people with diabetes. Instead of sugar, however, it measures Alzheimer’s-related proteins in the brain, according to a […]

(Opinion) Other Voices: Donating blood saves lives — let’s meet the demand of this shortage

If you’re looking for a way to give back to our community this summer there is one way to quite literally save a life: Donate blood.  As it stands today, Colorado is facing an unnerving shortage of blood.  Summer, for a wide variety of reasons, is often a time when blood banks see their supplies […]

Bereaved relatives of victims of blood scandal to deliver letter to Number 10

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Relatives of victims of the NHS infected blood scandal are to hand in a letter to Downing Street telling Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that “action is needed now” […]