Deep Vein Thrombosis

Local News (The Timmins Daily Press)

16 May 2008

Carolyn Clarke was airlifted to Timmins and District Hospital last Friday after a Via Rail train was quarantined in Foleyet. Doctors told her she experienced deep-vein thrombosis as a result of sitting for too long.

Don't Sit Still And Avoid DVT (Medical News Today)

15 May 2008

"Desk-bound workers at double DVT risk," reads the headline in The Daily Telegraph. Workers who "sit at a desk for eight hours a day and spend more than three hours without stretching double their risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT)", the newspaper says.

Air Pollution Can Cause Deadly Blood Clots (BusinessWeek)

14 May 2008

A new Italian report suggests that long-term exposure to dirty air can cause deep vein thrombosis