Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, according to the American College of Chest Physicians.
The Telegraph recently reported on the recommendations of an American College of Chest Physicians panel, which found the greatest risk of deep vein thrombosis — blood clots that usually form in the legs – on flights lasting more than eight hours.
But even flights around four hours ...
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An article in Canadian news magazine Maclean’s spotlights the fact that much medical and scientific research excludes female test subjects, leaving a sizable and potentially dangerous gap in clinical knowledge as to how a given medication or treatment may affect women.
The article mentions that a number of conditions, such as heart disease, appear to affect men and women differently in terms of frequency, symptoms or both. Yet men make up ...
continue reading...Ramon Rossi Lopez and James McHugh of Lopez McHugh were both named “Super Lawyers” for their respective states in 2012.
Mr. Lopez, a Southern California Super Lawyer, has earned that distinction every year since 2007. And Mr. McHugh has been named a Super Lawyer for both Pennsylvania and New Jersey every year since 2005.
Super Lawyers is a prestigious rating service that each year designates outstanding lawyers nationwide. Candidates are nominated by other lawyers, through a rigorous process designed to ...
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According to The Internet Stroke Center, most warning signs for a stroke come on suddenly. The most common warning sign is sudden weakness of the face, arm or leg, usually occurring on one side of the body.
Other sudden warning signs of a stroke include:
Super Lawyers, a national rating service of outstanding lawyers, has named Joshua Mankoff and Carrie Capouellez among its 2012 “Rising Stars” for Pennsylvania.
The Rising Stars designation is for lawyers who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Lawyers are asked to nominate other lawyers whom they have personally observed in action as opposing counsel or co-counsel, or through other firsthand courtroom observation.
In addition, an attorney-led research team reviews the credentials of potential ...
continue reading...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified healthcare professionals of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found patients taking a widely used antibiotic are at higher risk for potentially deadly heart problems.
The study concerns Zithromax, the brand name for azithromycin, which is commonly prescribed for pneumonia and other common infections. The FDA announcement emphasizes that patients taking the drug shouldn’t stop without talking to their doctors.
According to the FDA announcement, azithromycin belongs to a ...
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