Category Archives: Blood

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — First responders in the Bloomington-Normal area will be hosting a Battle of the Badges Blood Drive throughout August. The American Red Cross announced via press release Thursday that there will be a chance to give blood at five locations in the area throughout the month. The goal of the drives is […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes The battle between the Soul Reapers and the Quincies rages on in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 16, titled “The Fundamental Virulence.” Glimmers of hope have started to appear for the Soul Reapers, and the chance at victory has significantly improved. The only question is if these new revelations will be […]

ROCHESTER — “I’m afraid of needles,” I said. Jennifer Hoffman, a donor services tech — or phlebotomist — at the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center, admitted she’s not a big fan of needles either. I raised an eyebrow. Needles are this woman’s job. “When they’re coming at me,” she added. On Monday, Mayo Clinic sent […]

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Lakeville is hosting its sixth annual City-wide Blood Drive on Aug. 9 and 10 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at McGuire Middle School, 21220 Holyoke Ave. The drive is the largest in the state for Memorial Blood Centers, and it has continued to break its own record each year. This year blood donations are at an […]

#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at 44 area health care facilities, needs blood donors to ensure a strong summer blood supply and help avoid typical summer blood shortages […]

An increased responsiveness of the human body to insulin during deep sleep, in turn, improving blood sugar control the next day, may be why lack of quality sleep is considered to increase risk of diabetes, researchers say. A stronger and a more frequent linking of the deep sleep brain waves, particularly the sleep spindles and […]

Professor Wole Soyinka Whether it’s through his illuminating literary works or his crusades for social justice, Soyinka has embodied hope during the dark ages of oppressive and opportunist leadership. From his youth to his twilight years, the man has never wavered, sparing no effort in pursuing justice and the greater good. The story of Nigeria’s […]

Here is the must-know information about the Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War season 2 episode 4 release date and time. This is when the new Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War season 2 episode will be available for those in the US (ET, CT, and PT) time zones. When is the Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War […]