Over the 2012 holiday season, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton found herself in the hospital due to a blood clot which was caused when she fell and hit her head.
Imagine this story. A woman has high cholesterol, requiring her to take a pill to lower her numbers. This causes her muscles to feel sore, inducing her to take routine pain medications.
There are always risks associated with drugs. Hormonal birth control is no exception. One of those risks is developing blood clots.
Normally blood clots is the body’s way of healing itself.
There are always risks associated with drugs. Hormonal birth control is no exception. One of those risks is developing blood clots.
Normally blood clots is the body’s way of healing itself.
If you’ve been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, then it’s possible that your doctor may prescribe warfarin to help prevent blood clots from forming.
Twice a year, like a lamb voluntarily being led to the slaughter (I have dental phobia), I dutifully show up at the dentist office for a semi-annual cleaning and checkup.
Are you one of the millions of Americans who pops a daily aspirin in hopes of lowering risk of cardiovascular disease? Have you talked to your healthcare provider first or did you start ...
