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ON NOW: Youth Photo Contest

Feb 1, 2011

Health helth (noun) 1. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. ~ World Health OrganizationAs part of National Public […]

Bringing Tears To Your Tuesday

Feb 1, 2011

Warning: It’s time to whip out the Kleenex.But the good news is that these will be happy tears, I promise. Check out these inspirational stories from a few of our […]

East Coast Weather Continues to Impact National Blood Supply

Jan 28, 2011

Earlier this month, we mentioned that winter storms in the east resulted in a great loss of blood collection activities due to canceled drives and appointments. Since then, storm after […]

Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up

Jan 27, 2011

Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]

Dvice Image Of The Day: 4.4 Earthquake Simulation

Jan 27, 2011

From Dvice: The folks at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center are creating mock earthquakes — the sim pictured represents a 4.4-magnitude tremor in a valley in northern Greece. From there, architects […]

Shake ‘n’ Quake

Jan 25, 2011

Do you know where you’ll be in precisely 19 hours? I do — under my desk. That’s because at 10:15 a.m. tomorrow, thousands of Oregonians will “Drop, Cover, and Hold […]

Elvis Has Left The Building…

Jan 25, 2011

…but I suspect he’ll be back! Awhile ago, our Medford Donor Center employees spotted The King himself at work! One staff member said that she’d “never seen so many cell […]

Prepare-aphernalia: The Survival Stove

Jan 25, 2011

I’m not making that headline up. That’s the actual name of this camping stove. I know it’s a little early in the year to start thinking about camping. But it’s […]

Prepare-aphernalia: Earthquake-Safe Bed

Jan 21, 2011

I. Want. This. Bed. Inventor Wang Wenxi (who has personally experienced several earthquakes in China) has won over my heart with this gorgeous piece of furniture designed to keep you […]

Saturday: Honor MLK Through Our Blood and Organ Donor Registry Drive

Jan 20, 2011

Currently in Oregon and Southwest Washington, more than 2,500 people are awaiting an organ transplant. Portland resident Randy Loving (pictured) is one of those people. As a result of diagnosed […]