Flu Shots May Cut Risk of Blood Clots Forming in Veins

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Flu shots may reduce the risk of blood clots forming in veins by 26 percent, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008.

“Our study suggests for the first time that vaccination against influenza may reduce the risk of venous thrombotic embolism (VTE),” said Joseph Emmerich, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study and professor of vascular medicine at the University Paris Descartes and head of the INSERM Lab 765, which investigates thrombosis. “This protective effect was more pronounced before the age of fifty-two years

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Blood-sucking device saves heart patients, study shows

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The vacuum-cleaner-like apparatus removes clots before angioplasty, preventing fragments from breaking off. Death rates in the year following surgery are cut in half, researchers say.

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Air pollution boosts deep vein thrombosis

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Air pollution dramatically boosts an individual’s risk of developing deep vein thrombosis. People with DVT typically develop clots in the leg or thigh. If those clots break off and travel, especially to the lungs, organ damage or death may follow.

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