HEALTH TOPICS - Blood, Heart and Circulation


HeartAlso called: Hematologic diseases

Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

Red blood cells deliver oxygen from your lungs to your tissues and organs. White blood cells fight infection and are part of your body's defense system. Platelets help blood to clot. Bone marrow, the spongy material inside your bones, makes new blood cells. Blood cells constantly die and your body makes new ones. Red blood cells live about 120 days, platelets 6 days and white cells less than a day.

There are many types of blood and heart disorders are:

bullet Malformation of the heart valve
bullet Low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia) in diabetic people
bullet Low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia) in non-diabetic people*
bullet High Blood Pressure
bullet Hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose) in diabetic people
bullet Glucose levels (Blood)
bullet Chronic leukaemia or blood cancer
bullet Coronary thrombosis (heart attack)
bullet Acute leukaemia (Blood cancer)
bullet Blood (Polycythaemia erythrocytosis and polycythaemia vera)
bullet Blood (Porphyria cutanea tarda)
bullet Blood (Purpura)
bullet Blood(Thrombocytopenia)
bullet Blood (Thrombocytosis)
bullet Blood (essential thrombocythaemia)
bullet Blood thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
bullet Blood donating
bullet Blood glucose levels
bullet Blood pressure

First a word about Blood tests in general. Physicians rely on "Blood-work," or clinical laboratory diagnostic Blood testing to diagnose medical conditions. From this Blood testing the medical professional then prescribes therapies and remedies, based on those Blood tests. Good Blood tests make possible state-of-the-art lab procedures that can be provided directly to the public in private and these Blood tests can be provided affordably.


Some of the most common Blood tests are:

  • Allergy Blood Testing
  • Blood Tests for Autoimmune Diseases
  • Blood Diseases Testing
  • Cancer Detection Blood Testing
  • Blood Cholesterol Test
  • Diabetes Blood Tests
  • DNA, Paternity and Genetic Testing
  • Blood Tests for Drug Screening
  • Environmental Toxin Blood Testing
  • Fitness, Nutrition and Anti-Aging
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases Revealed by Blood Tests
  • Blood Testing for Heart Health
  • Hormones and Metabolism
  • Infectious Disease Blood Tests
  • Kidney Disease Blood Test
  • Liver Diseases Blood Testing
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) Blood Tests
  • Thyroid Disease Blood Tests
    • Blood Type % of Population
    O+ 38%*
    O- 7%*
    A+ 34%
    A- 6%
    B+ 9%
    B- 2%
    AB+ 3%**
    AB- 1%**

    * In an emergency, anyone can receive type O red blood cells. People with type O blood are known as "universal donors."

    ** Type AB individuals can receive red blood cells of any ABO type. Those with type AB blood are known as "universal recipients." In addition, AB plasma donors can give to all blood types.