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Blood Clots During Period - Articles
Blood clots, blood clots :(
by
Allen

Posted
Thu 22 Jan 2009 5:14pm
It took the ER nurses, technicians, and doctor 7 hours to check me out. The conclusion was that I had several blood clots in my legs. The CAT scan didn't show any clots in my lungs, but the ER doctor felt that I probably had some small ones that were causing me get tired after just a few seconds of activity.
I left the ER and went to a regular ...
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New online guides to prevent and treat blood clots
by
Dr. John Z.
Posted
Tue 16 Sep 2008 7:10am
AHRQ.gov - Two new guides to help consumers and clinicians prevent and treat the dangerous blood clots known as deep vein thrombosis were released recently by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Not all blood clots are harmful but deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot that forms in the d ...
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What Causes Blood Clots?
by
Kodjoworkout
Posted
Wed 23 May 2012 7:00am
Blood is an essential fluid that runs throughout the body and its main function is to carry nutrients and supply them to various organs and cells in the body. Blood runs through blood vessels consisting of veins and arteries. Arteries are the blood vessels that carry pure blood pumped from the heart, and veins carry the impure blood fro ...
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Long Duration Flights Triple Risk of Blood Clots
by
Robin P.

Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm
I fly from Minnesota to Texas a few times a year and always get achy legs. A resent report found the risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots in the legs roughly triples on a flight that lasts longer than four hours. The flights I take are usually only 2 1/2 hours but by the time I factor in the time sitting for take off and landing it's ...
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Flu Vaccine Could Prevent Blood Clots
by
Nick B.
Posted
Fri 21 Nov 2008 4:28pm
A new report released yesterday shows evidence of a reduction in blood clots for air passengers who received the flu vaccination. The so-called “economy class syndrome” can affect people travelling on long haul flights who have little leg room, and thus increase their chances of a blood clot developing.
The results of the research display a 26 ...
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One positive result of my blood clots
by
Allen

Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 10:47pm
My blood clots really weakened my body. On the Monday that I discovered the clots, I could only walk 50-100 feet, and going up stairs to my bedroom was really hard and my head was covered with sweat. I was in the hospital for 5 days and did a small amount of walking there -- I got up to about 400 feet. I gained almost 30 pounds of water-weight in m ...
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