Blood Clots - Are Your Birth Control Pills Killing You? By: Wendy Moyer | - What is the third most common cause of death in the United States? Pulmonary embolisms - blood clots in the lung - and they're killing 650,000 people per year. What's more shocking is that many women unknowingly subject themselves to this possibility every day because of the birth control pills they take. That's because certain oral contraceptives can cause blood clots that can lead to deep vein thrombosis, which can ultimately cause a pulmonary embolism.
5 Ways You Can Lower Your Risk Of Blood Clots When Traveling By: Chris Gray Faust | - I was diagnosed with a blood clot - the technical term is deep vein thrombosis, or DVT - back in 1999, after a run-of-the-mill road trip and plane flight.
In Britain, it's known as Long Haul syndrome, and is a much-publicized side effect of travel. I'm not sure why American doctors don't warn about the possibilities of clots when traveling, but it seems to be less known on this side of the Atlantic.
Pulmonary Embolus Information By: Juliet | - Pulmonary embolus is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by fat, air, tumour tissue, or blood clot. PE is the third most common cause of death in the US, with at least 650,000 cases occurring annually. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain in the chest during breathing, and in more severe cases collapse, circulatory instability and sudden death. Symptoms of infarction often last several days but usually become milder every day. It usually comes from smaller vessels in the leg, pelvis, ... Tags:pulmonary embolus information, pulmonary embolus treatment tips, pulmonary embolus symptoms, get rid of pulmonary embolus
