Bloodletting metabolic syndrome

• Leeches and lances might seem like prescriptions from the past. But bloodletting might be back in vogue.
(Huffington Post)
• Blood donation improves blood pressure and markers of cardiovascular disease, say researchers. Metabolic syndrome is the name given to a host of difficulties affecting people who are obese.
(Med India)
• new research published in BioMed Centrals open access journal BMC Medicine demonstrates that blood donation has real benefits for obese people with metabolic syndrome.
(medicalxpress.com)