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Dried blood spots have clear advantages over mini tubes when it comes to lab analysis of home collected samples for HIV and syphilis testing

Blood samples taken at home and sent by post to labs to screen for HIV and syphilis are more likely to be successfully processed when the collection technique used is dried blood spots rather than mini tubes, investigators from the UK report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Close to 95% of dried blood spot samples were… Read More »

Recommendd diet for blood type o

Additionally, D’Adamo says that eggplant and potatoes should be avoided because they can bring on arthritis in type Os and that corn can affect insulin production and lead to obesity and diabetes for this blood type. Thus, what is commonly considered a transfusion complication was, in type O, a very useful defensive benefit. These associations… Read More »

High blood pressure: This breakfast could lower your blood pressure

High blood pressure can be reduced by eating breakfast, according to The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) – whose main aim is to focus on issues affecting people over the age of 50. One affirming study was presented to the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Scientific Sessions. Harvard University geriatrician Jinesh… Read More »

Pomegranite blood type diet

A blood type diet is a nutrition plan based around your blood type. This diet has many followers and detractors. Some question the science behind the diet and find it overly complex to follow and understand. For the majority of people, the prescribed diet is low-carbohydrate, high in proteins such as meat and fish, and… Read More »