More Blood Clot News

• Where You Put on Pounds May Influence Clot Risk

  Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The location of excess body fat appears to affect the ...

• U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula

  Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials on Thursday announced new manufacturing standards for ...

• Clot-Busting Therapy Under Review

  Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Even as they digest the latest news on what dose ...

• Vein Condition May Mask Serious Clot Disorder

  July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A supposedly harmless condition -- superficial vein thrombosis, or varicose ...

• Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients

  July 10 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Eli ...

• Travelers Face Greater Risk of Leg Clots

  July 6 (HealthDay News) -- A review of past research confirms what many experts have ...

• No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots

  June 16 (HealthDay News) -- There's no proof that genetic testing can help prevent the ...

• Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke

  May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Compression stockings don't reduce the risk of blood clots in ...

• Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- A higher-than-normal level of the protein albumin in urine indicates ...

• Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot

  April 2 (HealthDay News) -- A rare set of interactions involving grapefruit juice, birth control ...

• Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins

• Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins

  March 29 (HealthDay News) -- In addition to dramatically reducing the incidence of heart attacks ...

• No Increase in Clots with Drug-Eluting Stents

  March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Despite initial concerns that stent thrombosis, a blood clot inside ...

• Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk

  March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Children and siblings of people who develop blood clots in ...

• FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug

  March 19 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of the experimental blood-thinning drug rivaroxaban outweigh its ...

• Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots

  March 13 (HealthDay News) -- A drug derived from the magnolia tree appears to be ...

• Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack

  March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack patients given the blood thinner Plavix, plus a ...

• Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage

  February 18 (HealthDay News) -- A DNA test could make prescribing the widely used anticoagulant ...

• New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients

  February 13 (HealthDay News) -- The blood thinner warfarin does not reduce catheter-related blood clots ...