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Study shows higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): A recent study shows that men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung. The risk rises successively and is highest in those who were severely obese in adolescence.
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Study reveals deadliest malaria strain protects itself from immune system
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers have found that the parasite causing the most severe form of human malaria uses proteins to make red blood cells sticky, making it harder for the immune system to destroy it and leading to potentially fatal blood clots. The
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Using blood-clotting agent for bleeding stroke
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], Feb 23 (ANI): According to researchers, if administered quickly, a common medication that reduces bleeding could be a treatment for bleeding stroke.
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Study uncovers associations between rheumatoid arthritis, other ailments
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): People diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes or blood clots have been found to be at a heightened risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
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World Thrombosis Day: Understanding hidden dangers of blood clots
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 11 (ANI): For a 28-year-old IT professional, one of the important days of his life started with a sharp pain that shot right through his left leg.
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Flu vaccine reduces risk of dying for elderly intensive care patients: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 3 (ANI): Elderly critically ill patients who have been vaccinated against influenza have a reduced risk of dying and of suffering a blood clot or bleeding in the brain, found researchers.
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PNB Scam: Mehul Choksi moves application in PMLA Court, citing heart and o
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi on Friday moved a new application in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here, stating his long history of heart ailments and a blood clot in brain.
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Blood holds key to liver regeneration, study suggests
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. A recent study shows that the blood-clotting protein fibrinogen may hold the key as to why some patients who undergo a liver resection, a surgery that removes a diseased portion of the organ, en
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Gender transition hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk: Study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study revealed that patients receiving hormone therapy as a part of their gender-transition treatment are at an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, including strokes, heart attacks and blood clots.
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Now, reversible antiplatelet therapy to fight clotting, cancer metastasis
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): Now, a new study published on Wednesday says that a reversible, drug-free antiplatelet therapy could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent cancer metastasis.
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Birth control pills may block blood flow to brain
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 09 (ANI): Turns out, birth control pills increase the risk of ischemic strokes which are usually caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. This keeps blood from flowing to the brain.
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Varicose veins linked to height of a person?
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 24 (ANI): According to a study, height may be a risk factor for varicose veins.
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