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The Surgeon General has issued an official “Call to Action” to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the United States.

Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in a deep vein — most commonly in the lower leg or thigh — that can block blood flow and cause pain, swelling, and skin discoloration.

But it can turn deadly when deep vein thrombosis develops into pulmonary ...

According to a report in the Belfast Telegraph, a 33-year-old woman who had been taking a birth control pills died suddenly after developing a blood clot in her lungs.

The story quotes a pathologist as saying that the woman died of a pulmonary venous thromboembolism, or a massive clot that traveled to her lungs, in association with a contraceptive pill. Genetics and the pill were both factors, the doctor said.

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Although many patients are worried about a hospital-acquired infection, blood clots are a far greater danger during a hospital stay, UPI reports.

The report cites British research concluding that hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism, or blood clot, kills more people than breast cancer, road traffic accidents, HIV/AIDS and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a hospital-acquired infection, combined.

The report says venous thromboembolism includes deep vein thrombosis, or a large clot in the leg; and pulmonary embolism, ...

According to an article on About.com, the risk of developing a blood clot is a real but often overlooked factor in lung cancer treatment.

The report says that between 3 percent and 15 percent of people with lung cancer develop blood clots during their treatment. Clots are more common in those with non-small cell lung cancer than with small cell lung cancer, and people with adenocarcinoma appear to be at the ...

The Times of India recently published advice for avoiding blood clots. The story notes that a clot can be deadly if it travels through the veins and reaches the lungs, heart or brain.

It also notes that deep vein thrombosis — or blood clots in the large veins of the legs — mostly affect individuals with sedentary lifestyles, but can happen to anyone with an injury, heart problems or varicose veins.

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A new study shows a likely link between chronic stress and stroke risk, ABC News reports.

The report cites a study, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, in which Spanish researchers evaluated 450 people. They found strokes were more common among those with stressful lives and high-strung personalities, even after controlling for risk factors like smoking and diabetes.

A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain becomes ...