Financial donations and volunteering are popular ways to give back to nonprofit organizations. However, there are many additional ways to give back, including donations that can help save lives. Donating blood can be a worthwhile effort for someone looking to make a difference. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says every two seconds […]
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Hitting milestones in the early years of a child’s life is an important aspect of a child’s development. So when Alyssa Ronco noticed that her daughter, Angeli, wan’t hitting some of those milestones, she knew challenges were likely ahead. […]
BOSTON — Being a “weekend warrior,” or someone who crams exercise into one or two sessions on the weekends, enhances cardiovascular health just as much as daily workouts, a new study explains. This approach could help lower the risk of developing heart disease, currently the world’s leading cause of death. In fact, those who perform […]
Thousands of blood donation appointments are available across the country, including in Arizona. But if things keep going the way it has since May, not many people will be signing up. Vitalant, which provides blood to hospitals and other health care services, says the current blood supply available for patients is down 25%. The most […]
Kochi: Three more cheetahs – Pavan, and the brothers Gaurav and Shaurya – have similar maggot-infested wounds as did the two cheetahs that died recently in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park. South African veterinarian Adrian Tordiffe, who is a member of the Cheetah Project Steering Committee, confirmed this and said that efforts are on to […]
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Key Takeaways People have long wondered whether cell phone use might cause brain cancer, but there’s been no evidence to prove this connection. A new 20-year study from Taiwan aimed to answer this question, but it only added to the mountain of inconclusive research after finding a positive but ultimately weak, non-significant association between mobile […]
Maxine Sun, PhD, MPH, research scientist, Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, research consultant, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses the association between clonal hematopoiesis and cardiovascular disease in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Clonal hematopoiesis occurs when a mutation in the hematopoietic system provides a cell with a survival advantage over normal […]
Wolfe told Action News Now between Memorial Day and Labor Day the demand for blood goes up due to an increase of recreational and motor accidents and donors are taking the time to go on vacation. CHICO, Calif. – Hospitals are still struggling with emergency blood shortages, and during the summer, blood donations become even […]
Fort Collins and areas of Larimer County are seeing the number of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus exploding in recent weeks, causing concern among health officials of an increase in human cases of the potentially debilitating and deadly disease. This summer, an alarming number of West Nile virus-infected Culex mosquitoes are showing up in […]