Apparently, a poor oral hygiene can lead to the development of life-threatening conditions, such as endocarditis. In a new study, investigators at the University of Bristol found that bacteria developing inside tooth plaques can also lead to the formation of blood clots.
Both clots and endocarditis are conditions af... |
27 March 2012
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Strokes can have debilitating consequences on the human body, and one of the most dangerous is the formation of blood clots inside vessels in the brain. Cerebral blood flow is considerably impaired during and after such an incident, and experts say that in excess of a million nerve cells die each minute. This happens... |
9 June 2010
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The chemical heparin, which is now widely used in hospitals in order to prevent blood clots, is one of the most common such substances in the world. Worldwide, the heparin market is estimated at around $6 billion, but the invaluable chemical, used in everything from daily dialysis to brain and open-heart surgeries, i... |
5 August 2009
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According to a new scientific study, it appears that traveling more than doubles the risk of passengers developing blood clots, on account of the inactivity in their limbs. The legs are the worst affected, especially in the case of long flights, where people stay crammed in their seats for ten to 12 hours, or even mo... |
8 July 2009
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A recent study, conducted by Joseph Emmerich, M.D., PhD, at the University Paris Descartes, showed that people who had been vaccinated against influenza exhibited 26 percent less chances of developing blood clots (venous thrombotic embolism – VTE), as opposed to the control group. All participants to the test w... |
10 November 2008
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