Blood Clot News

Posted September 20, 2007:

• Air Pollutants Linked Blood Clotting In Mice, Mechanism Identified

Posted August 21, 2007:

• Genetics Determine Optimal Drug Dose Of Common Anticoagulant

Posted August 14, 2007:

• Radiologists Encouraged To Look Beyond Cancer For Clinically Unseen Diseases

Posted August 9, 2007:

• How To Identify Menopausal Women At Risk For Deadly Blood Clot, Novel Concept

Posted August 8, 2007:

• Drug-Eluting Stent Controversy Outlined

Posted August 7, 2007:

• Chemotherapy With Bevacizumab Increases Risk Of Blood Clots In Arteries

Posted July 23, 2007:

• Studies Assess Blood Clot Prevalence Outside Hospital, Prevention In Hospital

Posted July 22, 2007:

• WHO Releases Findings From Research Project On Travel And Blood Clots

Posted July 19, 2007:

• Computers Pass Dosage Test For Thrombosis Drugs

Posted July 18, 2007:

• Stroke In Nonvascular Atrial Fibrillation: Anti-Coagulants Better Than Anti-Platelet Therapy

Posted July 16, 2007:

• Red Blood Cells 'Talk' To Platelets, With Implications For Diabetes

Posted July 13, 2007:

• The Clot Thickens: Protein Interaction Is A Drug Target For Blood Clot Prevention
• Venous Thromboembolism Risk Among Hospitalized Patients: Nearly One-Third Of US Inpatients Vulnerable To Pulmonary Embolism

Posted May 29, 2007:

• Study Questions Risks Of Anti-Bleeding Drug During Heart Surgery

Posted May 17, 2007:

• Long-Term Anti-Clotting Therapy Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack For Some Patients, Study Suggests

Posted April 18, 2007:

• Childhood Sarcoma Increases Risk Of Blood Clots, Researchers Find

Posted April 6, 2007:

• Making Brain Clots Easier To Identify

Posted March 20, 2007:

• New Treatment Vacuums Away Blood Clots: Prevents Disability

Posted February 20, 2007:

• Hormone Therapy May Be Safer With Patch Than Pill

Posted February 12, 2007:

• New Blood Thinner Studied For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots

Posted February 7, 2007:

• Researchers Identify 5 Genetic Variations Associated With Risk Of Venous Thrombosis In Women

Posted January 15, 2007:

• Researchers Discover Possible Cause Of Thrombosis

Posted January 12, 2007:

• Exploring The Molecular Origin Of Blood Clot Flexibility

Posted January 11, 2007:

• Clinical Alert On Drug-Eluting Stents And Late Thrombosis

Posted January 8, 2007:

• Drug Linked To Increase In Brain Hemorrhage Cases

Posted November 16, 2006:

• Novel Drug-Antidote Combination Shown Safe In Humans

Posted October 30, 2006:

• Computing Catches Up With Theory: Modeling The Formation Of Blood Clots

Posted October 15, 2006:

• High Glucose Before Surgery Raises Risk Of Dangerous Complications

Posted September 29, 2006:

• New Treatment For Severe Malaria

Posted September 8, 2006:

• Drug Could Change The Standard Treatment During Procedures To Clear Blocked Arteries

Posted August 26, 2006:

• Long Trips Linked To Greater Risk For Venous Thrombosis

Posted August 22, 2006:

• Blood Clots Can Be Treated By Injections At Home

Posted June 2, 2006:

• Vitamin D Targets Thrombosis In Cancer Patients; Clinical Trial Demonstrates Unanticipated Benefit

Posted May 17, 2006:

• Long Airplane Flight Does Not Appear To Increase Risk Of Blood Clots

Posted April 20, 2006:

• Help For Bleeding Hearts: New Research Links A Third Protein To Blood-Clotting Disorders

Posted April 19, 2006:

• Wearing Compression Stockings Reduces Risk Of DVT On Long-Haul Flights

Posted February 14, 2006:

• New Infectious Agents Pose New Risks For People With Bleeding Disorders

Posted February 1, 2006:

• New Plant Compounds Could Aid Blood Flow

Posted January 26, 2006:

• UNC Scientists Discover 'Gatekeeper' Protein In Blood Clotting

Posted January 25, 2006:

• Polymer Aids In Blood Clotting, Pointing Way To New Treatment

Posted October 25, 2005:

• Leeches Provide Source For Cardiovascular Drugs

Posted October 21, 2005:

• Carbon Nanoparticles Stimulate Blood Clotting, Researchers Report

Posted September 26, 2005:

• Air Pollution Linked To Heart Attack

Posted September 9, 2005:

• Obesity Strongly Linked To Pulmonary Embolism And Deep Venous Thrombosis

Posted September 6, 2005:

• New Anti-Thrombotic Therapy Effective, Safer For Patients

Posted August 11, 2005:

• Aspirin Treatment Failure Warning
• Cocoa Is The New Red Wine: Shows Benefits For Coronary Heart Disease

Posted August 10, 2005:

• Patients Benefit From Blood Clot Research
• Promising Therapies For Haemophilia & Heart Disease

Posted June 24, 2005:

• 'Laser Tweezers' Reveal Microscopic Mechanical Properties Of Blood Clots

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