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Blood Clots

Every Mother Counts: Blood Clot Awareness Month -- What That Means to Pregnancy

Jeanne Faulkner | Posted 05.25.2013 | Impact
Read More: Pulmonary Embolism, Maternal Health, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Blood Clots, Pregnancy Blood Clot Symptoms, Pregnancy Blood Clot Maternal Blood Clot, Impact News
Jeanne Faulkner

One pregnant woman in a thousand may develop a potentially life threatening blood clot. The good news is that blood clots are almost always preventable.

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'Know And Listen To Your Body'

Kristen Taylor | Posted 01.03.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Open Reporting, Hillary Clinton Blood Clot, Preventing-Blood-Clots, Blood Clot Prevention, Blood Clots, Pulmonary Embolism, Hillary Clinton, Factor v Leiden, Firsthand, Fifty News, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Offthebus, Fifty News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returns to work next week after being hospitalized for a blood clot, and there is renewed interest in preventing th...

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5 Ways To Prevent Blood Clots

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 01.02.2013 | Fifty
Read More: Preventing Blood Clots, Blood Clot Risk Factors, Blood Clots, Blood Clot Prevention, Irregular Heartbeat, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Concussions, Hillary Clinton, Post50 Health, Fifty News

The blood clot that landed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the hospital is thought to be related to her recent concussion. Doctors are ho...

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Blood Clots, Up Close And Personal

| Posted 02.12.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Blood Clot, Blood Clot Formation, Video, Blood Clots Simulation, Blood Clots Up Close, Blood Clots, Healthy Living News

By William Ferguson (Click here for the original article) A blood clot is one of the final steps in a complex process with which the human body ...

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Diablo 3 Gamer Dies After Playing For 40 Hours Straight

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2012 | Teen
Read More: Videogame Addiction, Video, Videogame Sales, Videogames, Cardiovascular, Blood Clots, Diablo 3 Game, Diablo 3 Death, Diablo 3, Teen News

A teenager died at an Internet cafe in Taiwan after reportedly playing the videogame "Diablo 3" for 40 hours straight. The 18-year-old, who has on...

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Dillon Gee and Blood Clots

Abby Sims | Posted 09.16.2012 | Sports
Read More: New York Mets, Stroke, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Blood Clots, Dillon Gee, Thrombosis, Plaque, Embolus, Heart Attack, Sports News
Abby Sims

Dillon Gee's condition highlights the importance of taking quick action when one experiences the onset of symptoms and the need for accuracy in diagnosis.

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Scientists Make 'Shotgun' For Dangerous Blood Clots

| Posted 07.06.2012 | Science
Read More: Video, Nanotechnology, Blood Clots, Blood Clot Treatment, Health, Technology News, Nanotherapeutic, Health News, Science, Science News, Technology, Science News

By Krystnell A. Storr Think of it as Liquid-Plumr for the circulatory system. Researchers have designed a clump of tiny particles that rides the cu...

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WATCH: 'Miracle Mom' Holds Baby For First Time

Posted 07.05.2012 | Parents
Read More: Video, Miracle Mom, Adeline Scott, Blood Clots, Tommy Scott, Mom Gives Birth With Blood Clot, Amber Scott, Slideexpand, Moms, Blood Clot While Pregnant, Parents News

More than six weeks after giving birth, 30-year-old Amber Scott from Louisiana held her daughter for the first time on Sunday. Amber's ordeal start...

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Why Do Cancer Patients Die From Blood Clots?

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 04.28.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cancer, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Thrombus, Coagulation, Cancer Blood Clots, Blood Clots, Cancer and Blood Clots, Healthy Living News
Dr. Nalini Chilkov

If you are a cancer patient you certainly don't expect to die from a blood clot. You usually expect to die from the cancer itself.

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Are Blood Clots More Likely In Economy?

AP | By LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 04.08.2012 | Travel
Read More: Healthy Travel, Global Pulse, Video, Blood Clots on Planes, Blood Clots Airplanes, Blood Clots, Economy Class Airplanes, Travel News

CHICAGO -- Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, accordin...

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Study: 2 Good Choices To Prevent Breast Cancer

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Tamoxifen, Cancer Prevention Research, Uterine Problems, Uterine Cancer, American Association for Cancer Research, Cancer Prevention, Health, Blood Clots, Cataracts, Washington, Breast Cancer, Evista, Raloxifene, Hysterectomy, Healthy Living News

Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a ...

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Study: Cholesterol Drug Lowers Blood Clot Risk

AP | MARILYNN MARCHIONE | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cholestoral Drugs, Cholesterol, Medicine, Crestor, Blood Clots, Lipitor, Healthy Living News

ORLANDO, Fla. — Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing...

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