Well Blog: Blood Levels of Trans Fats Are Declining in Americans
A new report shows that since 2000, levels of trans fats in Americans' bloodstreams have plummeted nearly 60 percent. (Source: NYT Health)
California Man Uses Social Media To Find Bone Marrow Donor
BOSTON (CBS) #8211; Amit Gupta says social media helped save his life. The 32-year-old San Francisco Internet entrepreneur spoke with WBZ from his room at Brigham and Women#8217;s Hospital in Boston.
#8220;It#8217;s kind of amazing that this came together the way it did,#8221; says Gupta. #8220;I can#8217;t imagine this happening without Twitter or Facebook or Tumblr. It just wouldn#8217;t have been possible to meet so many people so quickly.#8221;
Gupta was diagnosed with Leukemia in September. To live, he needed a bone marrow transplant. Since he#8217;s Indian American, he says his chances of finding the perfect match he needed were slim#8230;some estimate one in 20,000. He turned to social media to get the word out, and his friends in the tech industry even raised a $30,000 r...