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  • July 2008

    • Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jul 12, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Blood Clots Killed Woman in Waiting Room

      The death of a woman on the floor of a Brooklyn hospital was caused by blood clots from extended inactivity, CNN reports. Chronic deep vein thrombosis formed clots in her legs that eventually reached her lungs. The case has drawn international attention after security-camera footage showed the woman falling to the floor and convulsing, with no one checking on her for an hour. She had sat in the waiting room for more than 24 hours. More »

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      New York City  • health care  • hospital  • Brooklyn  • autopsy  • negligence  • blood clots  • psychiatric treatment center  • Esmin Green  • deep vein thrombosis

    • How Tim Russert Saved My Life

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 8, 08 8:53 AM CDT

      How Tim Russert Saved My Life

      TV producer Michael Bicks considered himself pretty healthy for a 50-something guy. But lying in bed to recover from an unusually exhausting bike ride, his thoughts turned to Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack with no forewarning. Hours later, Bicks was on an operating table for a stent implantation—having quite possibly cheated death. More »

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      heart attack  • Tim Russert  • heart health  • blood clots  • stents

  • April 2008

    • J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      Johnson & Johnson doctored data to get its birth control patch FDA-approved, according to a class action lawsuit that claims Ortho-Evra caused blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. A J&J scientist allegedly doctored the data with a "correction factor" for the FDA, lowering estrogen-related risk by 60%: He "presented a truly misleading picture of the amount of estrogen delivered by the patch,'' the suit said. More »

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      FDA  • birth control  • estrogen  • class action  • birth control pill  • Johnson and Johnson  • blood clots

  • March 2008

    • Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 5, 08 11:14 AM CST

      Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

      Breast cancer remains a risk for women even after they stop taking hormone therapy, researchers said yesterday. A follow-up to a 2002 study showed that women who dropped estrogen and progestin still had a 24% greater breast cancer risk. But their chance of a stroke, heart attack, or blood clot fell to normal levels after halting the therapy, Reuters reports. More »

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      breast cancer  • heart attack  • women's health  • health study  • stroke  • estrogen  • mammogram  • Wyeth  • hormone replacement therapy  • health risks  • blood clots  • progestin

  • June 2007

    • Long Trips Double Risk of Developing Blood Clots

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jun 29, 07 2:38 PM CDT

      Long Trips Double Risk of Developing Blood Clots

      Travelers who don't move around during long trips double their risk of developing a dangerous blood clot, the World Health Organization says. Deep-vein thrombosis is usually associated with air travel, but train, bus, and car passengers who sit for 4 hours or longer also risk the formation of clots, which usually afflict the lower legs and, more dangerously, the lungs. More »

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      health  • travel  • blood clots  • circulation  • deep vein thrombosis

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