• In the 2000/2001 financial year, the annual cost of blood transfusions in the UK was estimated to be £898 million. (scielo.org.za)
  • possibly because the iron that accumulates in the liver, bone marrow, and spleen is less available for production of red blood cells. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Separation of leucocytes from blood and bone marrow. (degruyter.com)
  • The bone-to-blood and bone marrow-to-blood activity concentration ratios (BBLR and BMBLR, respectively) were determined for simultaneously injected 211 At- and 99m Tc-mAbs. (snmjournals.org)
  • This is especially important when considering the irradiation of the bone marrow, where the blood stem cells are situated. (snmjournals.org)
  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant disorder of the hematopoietic stem cells characterized by abnormal proliferation of myeloid blast cells in the bone marrow and blood, preventing them from further differentiating into the specialized cells of the bone marrow and thus causing pancytopenia. (dovepress.com)
  • Objective To determine risk factors for elevated blood with prevalence of hypertension. (cdc.gov)
  • We chose chronic diseases that (1) are the most commonly occurring and with the highest morbidity and mortality, and, among these, diseases that (2) do not typically have a specialist as the primary physician (eg, cancer, pediatric diabetes), (3) have available measures of national prevalence (in the general population), and (4) have published clinical guidelines. (annfammed.org)
  • Diplomatic History 46, no.3 (June 2022): 527-548. (archives.gov)
  • To estimate how many adults had elevated BLLs (≥10 µ g/dL) as a result of exposure to lead from shooting firearms, data on elevated BLLs from the Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance (ABLES) program managed by CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) were examined by source of lead exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • They released Blood Mountain through Warner Bros., peaking at number 32 on the Billboard 200 charts. (listal.com)
  • Successful cord blood transplantation for mycosis fungoides. (medscape.com)
  • Transfus Med Hemother (2023) 50 (3): 245-255. (karger.com)
  • Using data from 21 voluntary blood drives over a five-year period, we establish connections between undergraduate students' blood donation behaviors and their demographic, academic, leadership, and military characteristics at a military college in the United States. (degruyter.com)
  • Certain characteristics such as fitness, athletic status, academic performance, and intent to pursue a military career after graduation are significantly correlated with blood donation. (degruyter.com)
  • We also find that college students' blood donation behaviors may be influenced by their attitudes toward civic responsibility, time constraints, incentives, peer effects and the characteristics of blood collection agencies. (degruyter.com)
  • This study provides new insights into individual characteristics that correlate with blood donation. (degruyter.com)
  • It also highlights the role of unique military education and institutional characteristics in promoting better fitness, the pursuit of a military career, and selfless service among young people, all of which might help explain demonstrated higher blood donation participation than their peers elsewhere. (degruyter.com)
  • In cold blood: Characteristics of criminal homicides as a function of psychopathy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Indoor firing ranges are a source of lead exposure and elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) among employees, their families, and customers, despite public health outreach efforts and comprehensive guidelines for controlling occupational lead exposure ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • During 2002-2012, non-work-related target shooting was the likely exposure for an additional 2,673 persons with elevated BLLs (1,290 with BLLs ≥25 µ g/dL and 1,388 with BLLs of 10-24 µ g/dL). (cdc.gov)
  • Methods A total of 758 Anniston residents had multiple hypertension and blood pressure suggests that PCB measurements of blood pressure, provided information on exposure may be an important contributing factor in demographic factors, medications, smoking, and exercise, regulation of blood pressure. (cdc.gov)
  • A complete blood cell count (CBC) with differential should be obtained, including examination of the peripheral blood smear if the differential is abnormal. (medscape.com)
  • Iodine deficiency , mainly caused by insufficient iodine intake during pregnancy, is the greatest single cause of preventable brain damage and mental retardation (see Annex, Table 3). (who.int)
  • Annex, Table 3). (who.int)
  • The Agenda, as approved, is attached as Annex 3. (who.int)
  • K ep is an important indicator of altered blood-brain barrier permeability in patients with decreased blood flow, as K ep is flow-independent. (ajnr.org)
  • Lymphocytosis, reflecting blood involvement, may also be present. (medscape.com)
  • Systolic blood pressure is measured twice at each site for participants aged 40-59 years and once at each site for participants aged 60 years and older. (cdc.gov)
  • If the technician recorded 'yes' they were asked if the participant's posterior tibial systolic blood pressure was greater than 255 mm Hg. (cdc.gov)
  • Health technicians measured brachial and tibial systolic blood pressures using blood pressure cuffs with 9cm, 12cm, 15cm, and 18cm bladder widths. (cdc.gov)
  • Alabama who live near a plant that manufactured concentrations and systolic and diastolic blood pressure polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). (cdc.gov)
  • VIF, positive relation between serum PCB level and both systolic variance inflation factor and diastolic blood pressure. (cdc.gov)
  • Patient blood management (PBM) is a multidisciplinary and patient-centered treatment approach, comprising the detection and treatment of anemia, the minimization of blood loss, and the rational use of allogeneic transfusions. (karger.com)
  • The Ankle Brachial Blood Pressure Index section of the Lower Extremity Disease component collects data on peripheral vascular disease and the Peripheral Neuropathy section of the Lower Extremity Disease component collects data on peripheral neuropathy. (cdc.gov)
  • however, only 34% of the population with hypertension has blood pressures in the recommended range. (annfammed.org)
  • A common genetic variation in the 3'-untranslated region of the prothrombin gene is associated with elevated plasma prothrombin levels and an increase in venous thrombosis. (medscape.com)
  • The discovery of vitamin K-dependent factors evolved slowly, after the initial identification of the role of prothrombin in blood clotting 100 years ago. (medscape.com)
  • Myeloproliferative diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by cellular proliferation of one or more hematologic cell lines in the peripheral blood, distinct from acute leukemia. (medscape.com)
  • STANDARD Q Ebola Zaire Ag is a chromatographic immunoassay for the presumptive qualitative detection of Ebola Zaire virus disease in whole blood, plasma or serum from individuals with signs and symptoms of Ebola virus infection in affected areas in conjunction with relevant epidemiological risk factors. (who.int)
  • Figure 3: Matrix contraction is a prerequisite for vascular ingrowth on the CAM. (nature.com)
  • Our studies show that failure of the laminae is preceded by local elevated expression of the neutrophil chemoattractant IL-8, followed by recruitment of blood neutrophils which release matrix metalloproteinase 9 and oxygen radicals possibly causing laminar pathology. (umass.edu)
  • Low levels of red blood cells in people with a long-term illness ( anemia of chronic disease). (webmd.com)
  • Taking iron by mouth or by IV along with other medications such as epoetin alfa can help build red blood cells and prevent or treat anemia in people with certain chronic diseases. (webmd.com)
  • Low levels of healthy red blood cells (anemia) due to iron deficiency . (webmd.com)
  • Use of blood and blood products in the medical wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, has increased substantially and significantly increased expenditure. (scielo.org.za)
  • HIV/AIDS is a significant factor contributing to the increased use of blood and blood products in the medical wards at Groote Schuur Hospital. (scielo.org.za)
  • We noted that expenditure on and use of blood and blood products in the medical wards at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, had increased significantly for reasons that were unclear. (scielo.org.za)
  • In 2007, 83% of children were tested at least once before age 3 years, but only 41% were tested at ages 1 and 2 years (NYSDOH, unpublished data, 2008). (cdc.gov)
  • For each case, abstracted data included 1) child's age, 2) blood test date, 3) BLL, 4) address and approximate age of dwelling, 5) activities that might have disturbed paint, and 6) identity of person who performed the RRP work. (cdc.gov)
  • We would like to thank Monika Dickens for assistance in collecting blood donation data and the VMI Registrar's Office for providing the student data. (degruyter.com)
  • We hypothesised that the increased burden of HIV/AIDS was a probable contributing factor, although there are few data on the effect of HIV/ AIDS on blood product use. (scielo.org.za)
  • 3 - 7 The synergistic effect of BCL2 and MYC has also been implicated in the histological and clinical transformation of indolent follicular lymphoma into a more aggressive lymphoma. (haematologica.org)
  • Blood-brain barrier permeability is not routinely evaluated in the clinical setting. (ajnr.org)
  • Clinical symptoms and signs in patients are onto chocolate agar, blood agar and eosin not sufficiently reliable to predict bacter- methylene blue agar plates. (who.int)
  • To estimate the time required to manage chronic disease, we considered 3 elements: (1) the most common chronic diseases in the general US population, (2) the number of patients with these conditions in a representative primary care practice, and (3) the recommendations of national guidelines for high-quality clinical care of the chosen conditions. (annfammed.org)
  • Thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor activation in the spinal cord increases blood pressure and sympathetic tone to the vasculature and the adrenals. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Low socioeconomic status is yet another independent risk factor for premature mortality, including death from cancer 3 . (nature.com)
  • External-beam irradiation from a 60 Co source was also performed at 3 different dose levels. (snmjournals.org)
  • While the participant was standing upright, the health technician would measure the participant's arm circumference and then refer to the table below (adapted from Human Blood Pressure Determination by Sphygmomanometry by the American Heart Association (Perloff, 1993)) to determine the acceptable cuff size for a given arm circumference. (cdc.gov)
  • The surface topography of red blood cells (RBCs) was investigated under near-physiological conditions using atomic force microscopy (AFM). (degruyter.com)
  • Most of the iron in the body is found in red blood cells and muscle cells. (webmd.com)
  • Iron helps red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to cells all over the body. (webmd.com)
  • Analysis of S6 (pS244) in activated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). (bdbiosciences.com)
  • Blood cells, molecules & diseases. (rochester.edu)
  • How a militia unit of "God-fearing Christians" could have murdered more than 120 people in cold blood seems beyond comprehension. (byu.edu)
  • Before the blood pressure was measured at each site, the peripheral neuropathy testing of the LED exam was performed to provide a brief resting period for stabilization of the participant's blood pressure prior to measurement. (cdc.gov)
  • Firefighters' blood pressure and employment status on hazardous materials teams in Massachusetts: a prospective study. (cdc.gov)
  • MS is a heterogeneous disease but presentation of characteristic symptoms generally follow stages of neurological deficits (relapses) and these can be reversed during periods of total or partial recovery (remissions) [ 2 , 3 ]. (medsci.org)
  • Despite advances in lowering total blood cholesterol, particularly throughout the 1980s (6,7), and the recent broad-scale use of medications targeting LDL cholesterol, control of lipid levels remains poor in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • A cross-sectional study of 194 pregnant women with no prior history of VTE evaluated the reliability of 3 variables in assessing risk of DVT by physical examination. (medscape.com)
  • The endpoint parameter used to measure the degree of myelotoxicity in this study was white blood cell (WBC) counts. (snmjournals.org)
  • Further study of blood-brain barrier permeability is needed to improve diagnosis and monitoring of global cerebral edema. (ajnr.org)
  • Will Bagley's Blood of the Prophets is the most recent book-length study that tries to cover the ground and provide an interpretation of the context, the story, and the events following the massacre. (byu.edu)
  • All patients admitted into these beds during a 3-month period in 2008/2009 who received a transfusion with blood or blood products were enrolled in the study. (scielo.org.za)
  • 2) Methods: In the current report, we compared results of targeted metabolomics analyses of four types of human blood sample collection methods (with and without DBS) and two types of urine sample collection (DUS and urine) across several parameters including the metabolite coverage of each matrix and the sample stability for DBS/DUS using commercially available Whatman 903TM paper. (mdpi.com)
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with cytopenias of all major blood cell lines. (scielo.org.za)
  • Plasma is the fluid compartment of blood that contains the soluble clotting factors. (medscape.com)
  • Thus, coagulation is a finely regulated system that maintains blood in a fluid phase but can rapidly respond to injury for the formation of clots. (medscape.com)
  • We assessed 40 infants from 27 families and identified 3 patterns of disease transmission. (nih.gov)
  • Blood samples are trans- cally evaluated in several studies. (who.int)
  • Journal of Cold War Studies 17, no.3 (Summer 2015): 116-158. (archives.gov)
  • Journal of Cold War Studies 13, no.3 (Summer 2011): 52-82. (archives.gov)
  • The most important risk factor for a women experiencing pregnancy-related VTE is prior personal history of VTE, which increases the risk of VTE 3-fold to 5-fold. (medscape.com)
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 111 (3), 436-445. (bvsalud.org)
  • For each mouse, the whole-body retention was measured as well as the blood activity by repeated blood samples from the tail vein (0), 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 h after injection. (snmjournals.org)
  • Blood Mountain is the third full-length studio album by sludge metal band Mastodon. (listal.com)
  • Bleeding complications should be anticipated and blood loss reduced by interdisciplinary preventive measures and individually tailored care. (karger.com)
  • Consanguinity was observed in 1 family with 4 affected offspring (1 stillbirth + 3 neonatal deaths). (nih.gov)
  • Apart from the risks of transfusion reactions, transmissible infection and development of allo-antibodies, blood and blood products are expensive. (scielo.org.za)
  • Ferroportin then transports iron from the small intestine into the bloodstream, and the iron is carried by the blood to the tissues and organs of the body. (medlineplus.gov)