The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis provides a list of frequently asked questions to educate people about this potentially deadly condition.
Some of them are listed below.
Q. What is deep-vein thrombosis (DVT)?
A. Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common but serious medical condition that occurs in approximately two million Americans each year.1 DVT occurs when a blood clot (thrombus) forms in one of the large veins, usually in the lower limbs, ...
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis – the formation of a blood clot in one of the deeper veins – can be tricky. So can diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot breaks off and travels to the lungs.
That’s because other conditions produce similar symptoms. For example, muscle strains and swelling of veins close to the skin can ...
continue reading...According to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, sitting too much represents a serious health threat.
The report cites a study in the online journal BMJ Open, which concluded that sitting for less than three hours a day could extend your life by as much as two years. Researchers found that limiting TV viewing in a sitting position to less than two hours every day, in itself, might extend life ...
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A higher price as a selling point may seem counterintuitive. Why would somebody purchase a product specifically because it costs more, particularly if safer alternatives are available?
But according to an article by the National Research Center for Women and Families, that’s precisely what happened with Bayer’s Yasmin line of birth control pills, which includes read more.... --> continue reading...
An ABC Nightline story recounts the experience of pediatric nurse, who took the medication Yaz because she wanted to look nice on her wedding day, and ended up going blind after a blood clot sent her into a coma.
The report says the woman, from Wisconsin, started taking the blockbuster birth control pill in 2007 because of an advertising blitz by manufacturer Bayer, which made exaggerated claims that it would treat ...
continue reading...The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found no clear link between HIV and use of contraceptives such as the birth control pill and Depo-Provera shots.
According to a Reuters report, recent studies have suggested that the use of hormonal contraceptives could increase the risk of women contracting HIV. But after reviewing the studies, CDC issued a statement to the effect that “the evidence does not suggest” a link ...
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