Thrombosis remains a major risk after hip and knee surgery - The risk of deep vein thrombosis after hip and knee surgery remains high, even among patients who are given anticoagulation therapy as a precaution.

Lithium evidence `misinterpreted'; varicose veins: no clot risk - Psychiatrists are beginning to question the use of the drug lithium in treating manic-depressives. The drug had passed clinical trials with flying col...

Blood Thinners: Treatment is too long, and dangerous – just as they pointed out 15 years ago - Doctors still routinely give patients a blood thinner such as warfarin and heparin for six months to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary emb...

DVT: There’s another, unsuspected, cause - Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) may not be caused only by long-haul flights and lengthy inactivity – it could also be the result of air pollution.

DVT: Fly for four hours or more and you double your risk - People who fly long-haul on flights that last more than four hours double their risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or pulmonary embolism, a World Heal...

Thrombosis risk on long haul flights higher than thought - A new study has found that as much as 10 per cent of travellers may develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on long haul flights. ...

Long-haul Flights: What are your chances of DVT? - If you regularly take long-haul flights, what are your chances of developing life-threatening DVT (deep vein thrombosis)? And who is most at risk?

Defibrillators don't benefit patients after heart attack - Latest clinical trials confirm that implanted cardiac defibrillators do not benefit heart attack patients. ...