Successful marketing and branding in today’s corporate environment requires original thought and execution. Creative agencies, also known as advertising or design agencies, are specialized firms that focus on generating innovative and visually appealing solutions to promote businesses and their products or services. These agencies are composed of skilled professionals from various creative fields, collaborating to […]
MADISON (WKBT) — Beginning next year, Wisconsin police officers could start drawing blood for alcohol and drug arrests. They would take over for medical workers who are currently assigned the task.
OSF St. Paul Medical Center, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, will host a community blood drive noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, with ImpactLife Blood Center in conference room C. ImpactLife is the provider of blood and blood components to OSF St. Paul and many other communities the region. ImpactLife is the only provider […]
The dengue virus and its equally infamous cousin, the Zika virus, together infect up to around 400 million people every year. The Zika virus and genomic studies of it have opened fascinating windows into our knowledge of the infectious disease and its relevance in the context of emerging outbreaks. The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne […]
OSF Center for Health in Streator, 111 Spring St., will host a blood drive with ImpactLife from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Community Education space. Additionally, OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 1100 E. Norris Drive, Ottawa, will host a blood drive 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in meeting room 1. ImpactLife is the […]
Illinois Valley Community College students and staff in made the Halloween blood drive a well-attended, successful event. Now, the IVCC Red Cross Club is looking ahead to Nov. 17, when the club will assist with another drive from noon to 5 p.m. at the Ottawa Knights of Columbus, 401 W. Main St. The club works […]
Editorial 13:29 JST, November 6, 2023 Fewer and fewer young people are donating blood and registering as bone marrow donors. The spirit of working together to protect the lives and health of the ill and the injured must be valued. According to the Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS), the number of people ages 16-69 who have […]
Introduction Bipolar disorder (BD) is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of hypomania and depression.1 It has affected over 1% of the global population, regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or socioeconomic status, and generally leads to impaired social functioning, a reduced quality of life, and cognitive impairment.2 It is also one of the leading […]
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In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health, researchers evaluate the effectiveness of commonly prescribed antibiotics for treating severe bacterial infections in children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific using a Bayesian Weighted Incidence Syndromic Combination Antibiogram (WISCA) model. Study: Coverage gaps in empiric antibiotic regimens used to treat serious bacterial infections in neonates and […]