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A Blood Clot’s Danger Depends on Where It Is

Posted on 12/31/2012 by | General News | Comments

Personal HealthBy Marilynn Marchione, Chief Medical Writer, The Associated Press Blood clots like the one that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is being treated for following her recent concussion can occur for a host of reasons. How serious a clot is depends on where it is and why it formed. A Clinton aide would not say where hers is located. WHAT THEY ARE: Blood pools and thickens into a clot after an injury or because of a heart problem, clogged …

Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot

Posted on 12/31/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Matthew Lee of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is under observation at a New York hospital after being treated for a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Clinton’s doctors discovered the clot Sunday while performing a follow-up exam, her spokesman, Philippe Reines, said. He would not elaborate on the location of the clot but said Clinton was being treated with anticoagulants and would remain at New York-Presbyterian …

Getting to the Heart of Stroke Prevention

Posted on 05/25/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthThe following is a guest post by Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director of Million Hearts™, a national initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services. Most of us are familiar with what happens when someone has a heart attack—we see it in movies, on TV shows, and unfortunately sometimes it happens to our loved ones, colleagues, or neighbors. But what about a stroke? If you’re not as familiar with what happens when someone has a stroke, you’re not …