A new study shows cutting out one teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can help lower your blood pressure just as much as blood pressure medication. Researchers at Northwestern University say the benefits of lowering the amount of sodium in a person’s diet are dramatic. Between 70 and 75 percent of people studied […]
HAMILTON, ONTARIO — The widely available blood thinner apixaban substantially reduced stroke in at-risk patients with a type of atrial fibrillation only detectable by a pacemaker or other implanted cardiac electronic device, a global study has found. The oral anticoagulant medication, which helps to prevent dangerous blood clots by thinning the blood, reduced the risk […]
PHILADELPHIA — An investigational drug aimed at preventing strokes significantly reduced the risk of bleeding compared with a commonly used blood thinner for stroke prevention, showing potential to be a safer alternative for patients. Among patients with atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm that increases the risk of stroke, abelacimab, developed by Anthos Therapeutics, cut […]
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TEHRAN –The Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization is ready to create conditions for blood transfusion to help Palestinians in Gaza. Mostafa Jamali, CEO of the Blood Transfusion Organization, said that many volunteers have registered to donate blood to Gaza, and we are fully prepared to provide and deliver blood and blood products to the oppressed people […]
Many people see blood in the toilet when they have a bowel movement, but don’t do anything about it. Most won’t even tell a doctor. Bleeding when you poop, also called rectal bleeding, has several causes, some more worrisome than others. But particularly as cases of colorectal cancer rise in younger adults, it’s an important […]
UTICA, N.Y. — On Saturday, November 11, Utica Police units were dispatched to an address on the 100 block of Eagle St to a call of possible blood leaking from the ceiling. As the officers arrived they spoke with the original caller who noticed that it was blood that was coming from the ceiling to […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure- reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Northwestern Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. “In the study, middle age to elderly participants reduced their salt intake […]
A production crew works on a skinning machine at Bristol Seafood in Portland on Thursday. Since 2021, the company has used all parts of the fish it processes, creating zero waste. These fish skins are destined for cosmetics, where they help makeup shimmer. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer Liam Fisher has long been fascinated by the […]
In a recent campaign advertisement, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, has made a striking declaration, promising to retaliate heavily against any attacks on Americans. The ad, which has gained widespread attention on social media, begins with the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s subsequent response.In the video, Trump is heard saying, “History […]