Four hours of travel 'a DVT risk'
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The risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots doubles after travel lasting four hours, experts find.
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A sprained ankle can increase the risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot, research suggests.
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More than half of all hospital patients are at risk of blood clots but many do not receive simple treatment that could prevent them, British researchers said on Thursday.
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Research showed that daily doses of the vitamin above 400 international units (iu) were associated with an increased risk of early death.
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Working to tight deadlines can increase the risk of a heart attack six-fold, Swedish researchers say.
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Ankle sprains, muscle pulls and other minor leg injuries may be a major but unrecognized cause of blood clots in the veins, researchers said on Monday.
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Imagine making an emergency call not for help getting to the hospital but after you've already arrived there. That's what Ray Clement and his wife did last year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Shadyside Hospital, where he had gone with a suspected blood clot. When Clement thought...
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An analysis in a prominent medical journal reports that the painkiller Vioxx demonstrated an increased risk of heart attack four years ago and should have been withdrawn long before Sept.
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(CBS) There are new guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians for preventing these kind of travel-related blood clots, reports The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.
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NEW YORK  - Transfusion of blood from a donor around the time of surgery appears to increase the risk of blood clots in women, but not in men, according to a new study.
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Sep 24, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - United Kingdom health officials this week began telling several thousand Britons they may face a slightly increased risk of contracting variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) because they received blood products from
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and triple the danger of a stroke. Urinary tract infections, such as cystitis, have the same effect, a study revealed yesterday.
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
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The World Health Organization recommended Friday that passengers on long flights exercise their legs and resist taking sleeping pills to reduce the risk of potentially fatal blood clots.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within a month, research suggests.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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The pressure of meeting a work deadline can produce a sixfold increase in the risk of suffering a heart attack over the course of the following day.