Myth 1: There is an upper age limit to be eligible to donate blood. The Facts: In the United States, people must be older than 16 years-old to donate blood. There is no upper age limit.

Blood Assurance is calling for blood donors during January for National Blood Donor Awareness Month due to the decrease of blood donations during the winter months.

The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks denotes January as a time to recognize donors — it’s National Blood Donor Month.

Click now to see all the available groups. (NewsUSA) - Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, and a single donation can save lives. Shortages in the nation’s blood supply can ...

Fifty-five years ago, on December 31, 1969, President Richard Nixon proclaimed the first National BloodDonor Month in January 1970 to honor voluntary blood donors and to encourage people to give blood ...

More than half of your blood is comprised of plasma. Donating plasma is a longer process ... which regulates plasma collection in the United States, some donors "can experience fatigue, bleeding ...

hearty meal before your donation. Write down the names of any medications you take. Make sure to remember where you have traveled outside the United States. Vitalant said its blood donations are ...

“The holidays are going on which means people are spending time with family, Christmas shopping, traveling, and the fact of the matter is they're generally not here donating blood,” said Eric ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The 11th annual ABC 7 Great Chicago Blood Drive got underway on Wednesday, offering seven donation locations ... two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, yet the ...