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Study Reveals Risk Factors for Blood Clots in Pregnant and Postnatal Women
April 2, 2013 — Women who have suffered a still birth or have medical conditions including varicose veins, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart disease are at greater risk of developing dangerous blood clots ... > full story -
Newly Approved Blood Thinner May Increase Susceptibility to Some Viral Infections
April 1, 2013 — A new study indicates that a newly approved blood thinner that blocks a key component of the human blood clotting system may increase the risk and severity of certain viral infections, including flu ... > full story -
Advances in Preventing Dangerous Blood Clots
March 20, 2013 — New research may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or ... > full story -
New Anti-Clotting Drug More Effective Than Current Treatment, Study Suggests
March 11, 2013 — A new and experimental anti-clotting drug, cangrelor, proved better than the commonly used clopidogrel and was significantly more effective at preventing blood clots in a large trial of patients who ... > full story -
Persistence Pays Off in Solving Hemophilia Mystery, Showing Curiosity Drives Discovery
March 7, 2013 — A medical researcher has found the third and final piece in the genetic puzzle of hemophilia B Leyden, more than 20 years after he discovered the first two pieces. The results explain how more than ... > full story -
Metastasis: Understanding How Cancer Cells 'Hijack' Blood Cells
March 5, 2013 — A new research study has investigated how cancer cells ‘hijack’ blood cells known as platelets and enable cancer to spread around the body to promote the growth of new ... > full story -
Patients With Diabetes at No Greater Risk for Infection or Other Complications After Total Knee Replacement
February 27, 2013 — Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee replacement than patients without diabetes, ... > full story -
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For Embolism Patients, Clot-Busting Drug Is Worth Risk, Study Suggests
February 21, 2013 — When doctors encounter a patient with a massive pulmonary embolism, they face a difficult choice: Is it wise to administer a drug that could save the patient's life, even though many people suffer ... > full story -
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'Nudge' Can Be Ethical Choice
February 4, 2013 — As patients and physicians share decision-making in choices among treatment options, decision aids such as videos, websites, pamphlets or books are coming to play an important role. However, in some ... > full story -
AB Blood Type Strong Risk Factor for Venous Blood Clots
February 4, 2013 — The non-O ABO blood type is the most important risk factor for venous thromboembolism (blood clots in veins), making up 20 percent of attributable risk for the condition, according to a new ... > full story
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