More Videos The 2 blood drives will be held Monday, September 11 at Palomar Medical Center in Poway and Tuesday, September 12 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido. Author: cbs8.com Published: 2:24 PM PDT August 29, 2023 Updated: 2:24 PM PDT August 29, 2023
DELAWARE – The Blood Bank of Delmarva is having a hard time keeping up with the demand for blood. That’s mainly due to a slow summer for donations and more ‘no shows’ than normal for appointments. Tony Prado with the Blood Bank of Delmarva explained, “You start to see ‘no shows’ on top of an […]
In menstrual product advertisements, companies often use a light blue liquid as a more “sanitized” stand-in for blood, to demonstrate the absorbency of their products. It turns out most companies use a similar stand-in for menstrual product testing: saline solution. At the direction of the FDA in the 1980s, companies turned their focus to creating […]
Insufficient consumption of six key foods, including fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and whole-fat dairy, is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a global study by researchers at McMaster University and the Population Research Health Institute. Diet score derived from ongoing, large-scale global Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study. A […]
Pelham Funeral Home to host blood drive Sept. 9, will donate $20 to Pelham Together for every person who gives – Pelham Examiner Close Modal Window
Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center Tuesday said that they are accepting blood donations to bolster blood supplies in preparation for Hurricane Idalia impacting Florida and the surrounding region in the next few days. According to Rami Nemeh, chief operating officer of Miller-Keystone Blood Center, these preparations are being made as part of Miller-Keystone’s membership in […]
A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mysterious symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which measured eight centimetres. “I […]
Try one of these diabetes-friendly meals that can also help lower your blood pressure, and you’ll have dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Each of these delicious recipes helps support heart health, as they’re packed with potassium and contain lower amounts of saturated fats and sodium. Additionally, these dinners feature complex carbs like whole […]
ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) has been asked to support blood needs and relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Idalia as the eye of storm approaches the Gulf Coast of Florida. As part of the organization’s role in the Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC), RRVBC and 11 other blood […]
Blood Cancer Awareness Month, observed globally every September, seeks to raise awareness of all blood malignancies — there’s one case diagnosed every three minutes in the U.S. alone. For its part, the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) will again emphasize multiple myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer, this September. The U.S.-based nonprofit is seeking […]