News Archive for Blood

Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified (7/7/2009) Travelers Face Greater Risk of Leg Clots (7/6/2009) New Drug Could Work Against Leukemia (7/2/2009) For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip (6/24/2009) New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial (6/17/2009) Strides Made in Hemophilia Research (6/16/2009) No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots (6/16/2009) Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder (6/5/2009) Researchers Detect Blood-Clotting Mechanism (6/4/2009) Women Who Run May Benefit From Extra Folic Acid (5/31/2009) Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies (5/29/2009) Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke (5/28/2009) Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable (5/20/2009) Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk (5/5/2009) Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients (5/1/2009) Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction (4/27/2009) Device Thwarts Attacks on Transplanted Pancreatic Cells (4/23/2009) Screening Lowers Stroke Risk for Sickle Cell Kids (4/13/2009) Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot (4/3/2009) Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors (4/2/2009) Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins (3/30/2009) Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins (3/30/2009) Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk (3/23/2009) High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans (3/23/2009) Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates (3/20/2009) FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug (3/20/2009) Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old (3/13/2009) Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis (3/12/2009) Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks (3/11/2009) Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer (3/10/2009) Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding (3/2/2009) Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients (2/16/2009) Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids (2/13/2009) New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients (2/13/2009) Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes (2/4/2009) Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks (1/30/2009) Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem? (1/29/2009) Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective (1/29/2009) Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk (1/28/2009) Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids (1/27/2009) Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase (1/21/2009) MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding (1/20/2009) Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx (1/20/2009) Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival (1/16/2009) Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries (1/15/2009) Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback (1/14/2009) Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified (1/14/2009) Genes Seem to Affect Tissues Differently (12/23/2008) Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective (12/18/2008) Scientists ID Protein Aiding Breast Cancer Spread (12/8/2008) Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children (12/8/2008) Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin (12/3/2008) Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug (12/2/2008) Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk (11/28/2008)