Now just pop a pill to stop blood clots
Blood clots, which are responsible foir killing many people every year, can now be treated without needles, i.e by oral medication.
- ✓Blood clots, which are responsible foir killing many people every year, can now be treated without needles, i.e by oral medication.
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Newslifestylehealth-fitnessNow just pop a pill to stop blood clots Washington: Blood clots can now bestopped easily and without needles, says a new study. Known asdeep-vein thrombosis, blood clots affect the large veins in the lower leg andthigh.
They are responsible for killing hundreds of people worldwide, esp. afterjoint replacement surgery. If the clot breaks free and moves through thebloodstream, it can lodge in lungs, a condition known as pulmonary embolismwhich is often fatal.
Treating blood clots with syringes after jointsurgery is painful and can cause bleeding. Now, an international team has founda better way of preventing deadly blood clots without increasing the risk ofbleeding, the 'New England Journal of Medicine' reported.
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The medicineproved just as effective at preventing blood clots and reduced the risk ofbleeding by half. Most importantly for patient convenience, it was much easierto use, they said.��� This is a major step in our fight to prevent DVT andthe many unnecessary deaths each year caused by blood clots after jointreplacement surgery.
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| Issuing Authority | Times of India Health |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | WORLD |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 18 August 2009 |