Hey, doc, check the expiration date on that blood, will ya?

As if there weren't enough to worry about when having surgery. Now you have to worry about the "best if used by" date on the blood being transfused into you:

Death rates after heart surgery are five times higher for patients who are given blood that has been stored for more than 31 days than for those given blood stored for 19 days or less. If the finding is confirmed by larger studies, it could suggest that high-risk patients should be given fresher blood, which may be better able to deliver oxygen.

—Mellow Monk

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Tea is hip to sip

From an article in the Wisconsin State Journal:

"Tea is a way for people to relax," said Amy Regutti, who owns White Lotus Teas in addition to an acupuncture studio on North Street on Madison's East Side. "I see a lot of people with job stress here, people who have more and more work dumped on them as staffs are reduced. Tea is soothing. And with all the different flavors, it's like aromatherapy."

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Magnetism to treat migraines

Here's an article about a new device, about the size of a hair dryer, that generates a
magnetic field which the manufacturer purports can prevent the onset of migraine headaches.

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