Brief, High-dose Steroid Treatment Offers Extended Relief To Giant Cell Arteritis Patients Science Daily
A new study offers both hope and a practical treatment option for patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Researchers from Emory University and the Mayo Clinic have found that by treating newly diagnosed GCA patients with just three days of a high-dose intravenous steroid, patients relapsed less in the following year and were able to significantly taper off usage of an oral steroid.
FDA Approves ZOLINZATM Vorinostat for the Treatment of Cutaneous Manifestations in Patients with Cutaneous T-Cell Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.----Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved oral ZOLINZA 400 mg once daily for the treatment of cutaneous manifestations in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma , a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, who have progressive, persistent or recurrent disease on or following two systemic therapies.
Exercise Helps Breast Cancer Patients Avoid Anemia Science Daily
Women undergoing radiation treatment for breast cancer benefit from moderate intensity, regular aerobic activity, according to a new study. The study found that exercise improved the oxygen capacity of patients and maintained levels of red blood cells during radiation treatment.
A passion for fright? It's in their blood Chicago Tribune
As a wiry man slinks past, a bottle of fake blood bouncing like a flask in his coat pocket, a woman with three knives stuck in her chest boasts that she can scream for hours without growing hoarse.
A first-hand look at the much-anticipated Gears of War for the Xbox 360 Canadian Press via Yahoo! News
CARY, N.C. (CP) - Welcome to jail. And the end of world is awaiting you outside the cell door.
Julie Webb-Pullman: Spies, Lies and Visa Red Tape Scoop.co.nz
Wow! The US doesn’t only do it in Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Afghanistan, Europe, Asia and North Africa – they practice cruel and inhuman imprisonment right there at home as well!!
Red Cross reports on blood drives Standard-Journal
LEWISBURG — Four blood drives were held in Union County during September at which area residents contributed 406 units of whole blood, as well as 54 red cell donations.
Mediterranean food 'could help keep Alzheimer's at bay' Daily Mail
Eating a Mediterranean diet can help stave off Alzheimer's disease, claim researchers. A new study shows a diet rich in plant foods and fish and low in red meat cuts the risk of developing the brain disease by up to two-thirds
Breast Cancer Findings Suggest New Ways To Detect And Destroy Cells Before They Become Cancerous Science Daily
New UC Davis research supports the recent hypothesis that both ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer develop from the same breast cancer progenitor cells.
Wealth adds on years to life expectancy Fayetteville Observer
RED SPRINGS — If you live past the age of 71 in Robeson County, you will be beating the odds.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: RBC count
This is a blood test that measures the number of red blood cells (RBCs). The RBC count is almost always part of the CBC (complete blood count) test.
The blood and circulation
A shortage of red blood cells is called anaemia. The role of the red blood In adults, blood stem cells are normally found in the red bone marrow inside
Red blood cell count - Complete Blood Count
The RBC is a count of the number of red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood. An increase in red blood cell mass is known as polycythemia.
The Blood Cells
The erythrocytes are the most numerous blood cells ie about 4-6 millions/mm3. They are also called red cells. In man and in all mammals, erythrocytes are
MicroAngela - Red Blood Cell
Red blood cells are made in the bone marrow. They start out with a nucleus, like other cells, but when they fill up with hemoglobin the nucleus is squished