Managing Blood Conditions: Iron Regulation, DVT & Nutrition

What markers define healthy blood function? Key strategies include regulating dietary iron, monitoring hematological counts, and identifying symptoms of vascular clots like DVT.

White Blood Cell Disorders

Old Folk Remedies for Boils

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Susan DeFeo

Boils, also referred to as abscesses, occur when bacteria invade a break in the skin, a blocked oil gland or hair follicle. White blood cells rush to the site to battle the bacteria, causing blood and pus to collect as an abscess deep within the skin.

Susan DeFeo has been a professional writer since 1997. She served as a community events columnist for New Jersey's "Cape May County Herald" for more than a decade and currently covers the family and pet beat for CBS Philadelphia. Her health, fitness, beauty and travel articles have appeared in various online publications. DeFeo studied visual communications at SUNY Farmingdale.