Posts tagged pulmonary embolism

• Compression Boots Lower Risk of Blood Clots During C-Sections

  David Mittleman | August 30, 2011 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  If you're planning on having a C-section soon, you will want to make sure that your doctor straps special inflating boots onto your legs that could lower your risk of a blood clot. These compression...

• Playing Video Games for Too Long Can Kill You

  David Mittleman | August 01, 2011 12:42 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  You may think that weight gain is the worst health risk associated with playing video games too often or for too long. However, there are even worse possible repercussions than gaining weight from...

• Death of Former Miss Argentina Reminds Consumers to Think Seriously About Plastic Surgery

  David Mittleman | December 11, 2009 10:56 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to recently released reports, the former Miss Argentina, Solange Magnano, died of a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that blocks the blood supply to the lungs. A pulmonary embolism is a...

• Is Leg Pain Related To Death? Only If It's From A Blood Clot.

  David Mittleman | September 18, 2008 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  According to the SurgeonGeneral,blood clots account for at least 100,000 deaths in the United States each year.  Are these deaths avoidable? Many say yes.  That is why the Surgeon General has a new...