Posts Tagged 'Beyaz'

Tips to reduce risk of blood clots, DVT,and pulmonary embolisms

Blood clots that occur in larger, deeper veins can be dangerous. They can migrate to the heart, lungs or brain with potentially deadly consequences.

So what can you do to reduce your risk of developing a blood clot? The Mayo Clinic offers the following tips.

  • Avoid sitting for long periods. If you travel by airplane, walk the aisle periodically. For car trips, stop and walk around frequently.
  • Move. After you’ve had surgery or been on bed rest, the sooner you move, the better.
  • Change ...
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Birth control advocates call for over-the-counter pills

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a two-day hearing this week to discuss whether to expand the list of drugs that consumers can buy without a prescription, according to a Bloomberg report.

While the agency’s discussions center on cholesterol, asthma, migraine and blood-pressure medications, birth control advocates are using the debate to raise the question of whether contraceptives should be available over the counter.

Daniel Grossman, a senior associate with research and advocacy group Ibis Reproductive Health, said such an arrangement ...

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Blood Clot Symptoms and Treatment Advice from the Mayo Clinic

What should you do if you develop a blood clot?

According to the Mayo Clinic, the answer to that question depends on the severity of your situation.

Relatively inconsequential blood clots in the small veins near the surface of the skin may cause localized redness, pain and swelling, but present no significant danger.

On the other extreme is deep vein thrombosis, characterized by blood clots forming inside larger, deeper veins. The clots associated with deep vein thrombosis can migrate to the brain, heart ...

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Study shows promise for predicting heart attacks

Time magazine reports research that may eventually allow medical professionals to predict a heart attack.

The report cites a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, which examines dead blood cells associated with the formation of clots that can block the flow of blood through the heart.

According to the report, the first stages of a heart attack involve the weakening or erosion of blood vessel walls, attracting inflammatory cells that damage other cells lining the inside of the blood vessels. ...

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Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Other Blood Clots

According to the Mayo Clinic, there’s a wide range of severity when it comes to blood clots.

They can actually be beneficial when they occur in response to an injury or a cut, and prevent bleeding. On the opposite extreme are the potentially fatal clots that show up in locations such as the lungs and the brain.

Superficial phlebitis occurs when blood clots form inside small veins near the surface of the skin. True to its name, the condition isn’t generally serious ...

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Nonprofit says safer alternatives to Beyaz, Yaz available

Are the birth control pills Beyaz and Yaz dangerous? That’s a tricky question, according to the National Research Center for Women and Families.

An article by three staffers at the center, including two PhDs, makes the point that a relatively low number of women taking the oral contraceptives containing the synthetic hormone drospirenone – which include Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, Beyaz – suffer a potentially fatal blood clot as a result.

The issue, according to the Center, is that less dangerous and less ...

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