For children receiving kidney transplants, a potentially correctable blood condition present in about one in four recipients is associated with a moderately increased risk of the graft's later failure, suggesting that clinicians should weigh whether transplant is advisable when the condition is...
Lifestyle behaviour in adolescents may adversely affect blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in adulthood, according to results from a large pregnancy follow-up study in Australia.(1) In particular, alcohol consumption among boys, use of the Pill among girls, and high salt intake and...
This week, China lifted a 14-year ban*which barred women who have sex with other women from*donating blood.*But unfortunately, letting lesbians donate blood is just the first of many steps that are required to make the practice of blood donation--which is a life-saving and awesome thing for...
Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly to obstructed blood vessels, dissolving blood clots before they cause serious damage or even death. This...
Although Jehovah's Witness patients do not believe in blood transfusions, their risk of surgical complications or death after heart surgery is not greater than patients who receive blood transfusions, say researchers. The study, conducted by Gregory Pattakos, M.D., M.S., of the Cleveland...
An ancient heart drug that's inspired the work of herbalists and poets for centuries may treat a condition that plagues millions of overstressed and overweight Americans today. Since the 13th century, the herb Foxglove has been used to cleanse wounds and its dried leaves were brewed by Native...
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells. They suggest this means it may be possible to use promising...
Testing the blood of early stage breast cancer patients for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may predict their chance for recurrence and survival, and help identify which ones may need additional treatment, according to a new study published on Wednesday. However, the findings need to be...
One thing we're sure True Blood fans know? Waiting sucks. A lot.* Luckily, the season-five premiere of the HBO hit series is a little over a week away, and we've got three...
For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can lower blood sugar levels in rats with type 1 diabetes. A team led by Dr. Tony Lam and Dr. Danna Breen, a post- doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Lam, used a rat...
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the development of a simple, accurate blood test which checks for the likelihood of...
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Patients receiving telemonitoring along with high blood pressure management support from a pharmacist were more likely to lower their blood pressure than those not receiving extra support, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research...
Cut your toe, and platelets -- those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak. But when an unwanted clot forms in an artery, and an overaccumulation of platelets blocks blood flow, a heart attack or stroke occurs, too often with fatal...
...kidney! doctor says wait a year? Had blood in urine once alst week and freaked out, my pee returned to normal after 1 pee but I went to the doctors and took CT scan without contrast in the abdomin, found an unobstructing kidney stone in my kidney! doctor says wait a year and then do an ultra...
...kidney! doctor says wait a year? Had blood in urine once alst week and freaked out, my pee returned to normal after 1 pee but I went to the doctors and took CT scan without contrast in the abdomin, found an unobstructing kidney stone in my kidney! doctor says wait a year and then do an ultra...
Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers have found. The finding suggests that ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) could be valuable tools for...
OK, so I really like to drink my period blood, I don't know why, but I just do, it tastes good. It makes me feel alive, like when I run with scissors or go down an up escalator or push all the buttons on an elevator. I've heard that you can make it into soup or something, but I'd like to know...
Yes I know I am crazy. This weekend I was playing outside with the family and the mosquitoes were eating us alive. I decided to film one the entire time while he was feeding on me.
Mosquito sucking my blood at 3x - YouTube