Salt Lake City, UT - Further evidence that routine measurements of white-blood-cell (WBC) counts may offer a simple and inexpensive way to predict future cardiovascular-event risk has been reported.

An unusual white blood cell count can be a sign of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a type of blood cancer. CML can affect the balance of white blood cells in the blood and cause them to function ...

White blood cells (WBCs) help the body fight infections and other health conditions as part of the immune system. Certain diseases can impact the normal WBC range among females. This article explores ...

An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) is a laboratory test that measures the amount of a specific white blood cell—called a neutrophil—in a sample of blood. In a healthy adult, 2,500 to 7,000 is ...

The study's findings suggest that high baseline white blood cell count, particularly high neutrophil count, was associated with a higher incidence of long-term acute exacerbation of chronic ...

You may experience a high white blood cell count with lung cancer due to infections. Medications, such as chemotherapy, may also affect your white blood cell count. Lung cancer begins with lung cells ...

May 14, 2012 (Thessaloniki, Greece) — Infants with pertussis and high or rapidly increasing white blood cell (WBC) counts are more likely to become critically ill than those with lower counts, ...

A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way ...

A routine Complete Blood Count (CBC) offers vital insights into your health, revealing levels of red blood cells for oxygen transport, white blood cells for immunity, and platelets for clotting.