NBCA Announces New Stoplight Risk Evaluation Tool For Blood Clots
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 10, 2009 – Tarrytown NY …
Athletes and Blood Clots
Healthcare providers may delay or miss blood clot diagnoses, …
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Written by: Jan M. Pankey, M.D. Children’s Hospital & …
Athletes – Blood clots can’t stop them… not even contain them!
By: Roland Varga, aka “The Clot Buster” …
Diagnosed with Antithrombin III Deficiency: Harold’s Story
In October 2008, I found out that I have the thrombophilia known as Antithrombin (AT) Deficiency, and I learned it the hard way. I noticed that I felt slightly short…
Cedric Bill’s Story
As U.S. Army Master Fitness Trainer, I was used to physically challenging my body. So, it was not unusual, when in August of 2002, I shrugged off a sharp pain…
My Gynecologist Never Warned Me of the Dangers: Jeanne’s Story
I was logging more than 100 miles on my bicycle in any given week. So, at 46 years of age, it was not surprising that from time to time my…
Factor V Leiden and Birth Control: Jessica’s Story
Today was a cool, brisk November day, and I decided to go visit Jessies’ Garden. I climbed from my car and walked the short distance to the spot where our…
Misdiagnosed With Chest Wall Pain: Jim’s Story
My sport and how I got started are directly linked. I lost my father and grandfather to blood related cancers when I was a young boy. In 2005 I became…
I Appeared on Good Morning America: Pam’s Story
It’s because of a Good Morning America segment about pain in the back of the leg that I was listening to while getting ready for work that I am able…