News tagged with thrombosis
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Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection
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 (TKR) than patients without diabetes, according to new ...
Diabetes
Feb 27, 2013 |
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FDA approves drug for older women experiencing painful sex
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat postmenopausal women who experience pain during sex, the agency announced Tuesday.
Medications
Feb 26, 2013 |
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List of five unnecessary vascular tests released
(HealthDay)—The Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) has published "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" in vascular medicine, a list of five tests and procedures that are commonly used but ...
Cardiology
Feb 26, 2013 |
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ASCO: anticoagulant use predicts metastatic prostate CA survival
(HealthDay)—Anticoagulant use is associated with improved overall survival in men receiving docetaxel chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to ...
Cancer
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Blood is thicker than water—and blood plasma is, too (w/ Video)
(Medical Xpress)—The results are significant because they can help to improve our understanding of medical conditions, such as thrombosis, aneurysms and arteriosclerosis. The research team is publishing ...
Medical research
Feb 19, 2013 |
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A 'nudge' can be the ethical choice
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 cases, it may be ethical ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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In STEMI, diabetes linked to worse long-term outcomes
(HealthDay)—In patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), diabetes is associated with worse long-term outcomes, including mortality, reinfarction, stent ...
Diabetes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Radial access should be first choice for PCI, ESC says
The radial approach for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) was developed 20 years ago and is used for more than 50% of procedures in France, Scandinavian countries, the UK, Spain and Italy. Despite the advantages of ...
Cardiology
Jan 28, 2013 |
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France suspends acne drug used as contraceptive (Update)
In the latest health scare to erupt in France, a drug watchdog on Wednesday announced it was suspending sales of an acne pill also used as a contraceptive after four women died and more than 100 others fell ill with blood ...
Medications
Jan 27, 2013 |
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Selective D-dimer testing strategy seems safe, effective
(HealthDay)—For patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT), selective D-dimer testing is a safe and a more efficient testing strategy than universal testing, according to a study published in ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Ultrasonic testing with Doppler imaging can rule out blood clots in pregnant women
The use of serial compression ultrasonographic testing together with Doppler imaging appears to be a reliable method of ruling out blood clots in the legs of pregnant women, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Asthmatics at increased risk of pulmonary embolism
People with asthma have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, according to new research.
Inflammatory disorders
Dec 19, 2012 |
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New blood thinner may help prevent leg clots, study finds
(HealthDay)—The new anti-clotting drug apixaban (Eliquis) appears to help prevent potentially fatal blood clots in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a new Italian study finds.
Medications
Dec 10, 2012 |
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Statins have potential to treat an autoimmune clotting disorder called antiphospholipid syndrome
New research suggests that statins, traditionally used for cholesterol lowering, could be used in the management of individuals who are at risk for developing clotting because they have autoimmune antiphospholipid antibodies ...
Immunology
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you'd expect
For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven't known the true scope of the problem. Now a new study provides the first estimates of the prevalence ...
Immunology
Nov 11, 2012 |
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