Thrombosis

Confessions from flight attendants

2013-01-06 08:00:00

Ever wonder what flight attendants really think of you? What they'd tell you if they had the nerve? Or weren't afraid of being fired? What secrets would they reveal about their jobs? Several of my friends work as flight attendants. One of them...

Hillary Clinton expected to make full recovery from blood clot

2012-12-31 14:51:00

WASHINGTON – The blood clot that led to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s hospitalization on Sunday is lodged in a vein behind her right ear, her doctors disclosed in a statement late Monday. The doctors said the clot, called a...

Travel medicine for the zero-gravity set

2012-12-14 16:21:00

Virgin Galactic is already offering $200,000 tickets to intrepid tourists who want to take a suborbital flight on a craft called SpaceShipTwo. Start-up Golden Spike announced earlier this month that it would offer round trips to the moon for two...

Gianni Petoyan Represent Women's Rights

2012-03-22 20:28:00

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Blood clot that killed Rapper Heavy D is a ‘silent killer’

2011-12-27 16:35:12

Dr. Jack Kevorkian dies at 83; 'Dr. Death' was advocate, practitioner of physician-assisted suicide

2011-06-04 00:00:00

He was known as Dr. Death, a Michigan physician who helped his patients kill themselves. In doing so, Jack Kevorkian inflamed a nationwide debate in the 1990s over a terminally ill patient's right to die. And he served eight years in prison for second-...

Mild leg swelling can be easily managed, but check with doctor first for accurate diagnosis

2013-05-16 12:30:04

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: For the past couple of weeks, my calves have been swollen. They don't hurt, but I definitely notice that my socks are tighter than normal. What could be the cause? ANSWER: There are numerous causes of painless swelling of the legs...

Health/wellness events

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Upcoming Healthy Choices With Diabetes: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., May 11, June 8. Group diabetes management class for people who have diabetes and their caregivers. 503 E. Altamonte Drive, Altamonte Springs. To register call 321-207-0851. Hearing Screening: 10:...

Franz X. Groll, physician

2013-04-18 14:18:00

Dr. Franz Xavier Groll, a retired physician who lived and practiced on Eager Street in downtown Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, died of pulmonary thrombosis April 2 at Keswick Multi-Care Center. He was 95. Born in Aalen in Germany, he was the son...

Dance Moms recap: Rotten to the Core

2013-02-12 21:32:41

Blood clots can lead to stroke and even death if not caught early

2013-01-09 11:16:00

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently received a gag gift of protective headgear after she suffered a concussion and blood clot near her brain after a fall. While Clinton can now make light of the injuries, a blood clot can be a serious...

A Vegas Christmas

2013-01-04 01:05:30

It had been some years since my wife and I last ventured into the merciless maw of the air transportation system. We quickly learned that the TSA has invented new ways to torture air travelers and make them feel like criminals. Shoeless, we were...

magazine, anyway. Seattle, San Francisco and Oakland earn more palatable honors as the most active cities on the list.

2011-07-01 13:39:21