Study: Cholesterol drug lowers clot risk
ORLANDO, Fla. - Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.
Blood Clots - Are Your Birth Control Pills Killing You?
What is the third most common cause of death in the United States? Pulmonary embolisms - blood clots in the lung - and they're killing 650,000 people per year. What's more shocking is that many women unknowingly subject themselves to this possibility every day because of the birth control pills they take. That's because certain oral contraceptives can cause blood clots that can lead to deep vein thrombosis, which can ultimately cause a pulmonary embolism.
Vickers out for rest of season
CONCORD, N.C. - Brian Vickers will miss the remainder of the NASCAR season because of blood clots in his lungs and left leg.
