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16 Mar 2023

Overweight In Youth Increases Risk For Blood Clot In Adult Life: Study

The study reveals how obesity and overweight during puberty seem to have a marked impact on a person's future risks of venous thrombi.

13 Mar 2022

Justin's wife Hailey ‘now fine’ after being hospitalised for brain blood clot

American supermodel Hailey Bieber recently got briefly hospitalized and was treated for a blood clot after experiencing symptoms similar to that of a stroke.

07 May 2021

COVID-19 not just lung disease, can also cause dangerous blood clots: Experts

Global studies have shown that the prevalence of blood clot formation known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in hospitalised COVID-19 patients is 14-28 per cent and is a lower 2-5 per cent for arterial thrombosis.

16 Mar 2021

Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Major European nations have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccine over reports of blood clot in recipients AstraZeneca's is just one of three vaccines in use on the continent. The drug maker and European regulators have said there is no evidence the shot is to blame.

15 Feb 2021

Aspirin preferred for children post-surgery to prevent blood clots: Study

New study suggest that aspirin should be favoured over warfarin for kids post-surgery The research showed for patients who undergo Fontan surgery, and do not have additional blood clotting risk factors, aspirin should be offered over warfarin

Deep vein thrombosis

13 Sep 2020

Engineers develop device that can help prevent blood clot in deep vein

The device can bring relief to patients affected by prolonged immobility, bedridden state, post-operative immobilization, paralysis of legs, a large number of whom are affected by DVT causing pain, swelling, redness, warmth and engorged surface veins. The detachment of the clot and its transport to the arteries carrying impure blood to the lungs can cause ‘pulmonary artery embolism’, a potentially life-threatening complication. Such devices which are so far imported cost between 2 lakh to 5 lakh rupees whereas the device developed by SCTIMST team can be placed in the market for less than 1 lakh rupees. The newly developed device works by compressing the veins in the legs in sequence so that the flow of blood from the veins in the legs is facilitated.

01 Mar 2018

Varicose viens may increase risk of blood clots

The results, published in the journal JAMA, showed that among adults diagnosed with varicose veins, there was a significantly increased risk of incident DVT.

18 Nov 2017

Watching too much TV may double blood clot risk: Study

Prolonged TV viewing has already been associated with heart disease, but this is the first study to look at blood clots in veins of the legs, arms, pelvis and lungs known as venous thromboembolism (VTE).

07 Jul 2017

Now, a tool to detect stroke-causing clots

Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.

02 May 2017

Oil massage by mother proves fatal for 23-year-old Delhi youth

In a fatal case of oil massage, a 23-year-old succumbed to an injury he acquired while playing badminton last year in which his mother had given a 30-minute massage, resulting in the formation of a blood clot.

17 Apr 2017

World Haemophilia Day 2017: Know the different types, symptoms of bleeding disorders

Haemophilia, also spelled hemophilia, is an inherited genetic disorder that affects the blood's ability to clot.

07 Mar 2017

These signs reveal you might have a blood clot!

A blood clot, although not that harmful, can become dangerous if it breaks free and travels to your heart and lungs.

Alzheimer's disease

09 Dec 2016

Indian researchers find blood protein that paves way for potential Alzheimer's drug design

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterised by extensive loss of neurons and deposition of amyloid beta peptide in the form of plaques.

29 Nov 2016

Hemophilia: New oral capsule for treating people with bleeding disorder

Treatment for hemophilia can now be administered via a biodegradable system, a capsule, giving people affected by the hereditary bleeding disorder hope for a less expensive, less painful treatment option than conventional injections or infusions.

23 Sep 2016

C-section may increase risk of blood clot in vein, claims study

Women are four times more likely to suffer from blood clots in veins after a cesarean-section delivery compared to a vaginal birth, according to a new study.

Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan

02 Jan 2016

Veteran CPI leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passes away, condolences pour in

Veteran Communist leader Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away on Saturday in New Delhi.

Navjot Singh Sidhu

07 Oct 2015

Navjot Singh Sidhu diagnosed with DVT: Know about this life threatening disease!

Know all about the life threatening disease Navjot Singh Sidhu is suffering from.

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