New Study Links Blood Clot Risk to NuvaRing 
Albany Times Union
According to the study published on May 10th 2012 in the British Medical Journal, non-oral contraceptives, including NuvaRing, have a higher risk of blood clots than combined oral contraceptives (COCs) based on oestrogens and progestins.

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Contraceptive Rings and Patches Linked to Blood Clot Risk 
Medscape
In addition, I always counsel my patients about the risk of blood clots and that it might be slightly higher with some methods rather than others, and I give them the numbers so they can see they are overall low...but I also explain that the risk of ...
Contraceptive patch and implant 'may carry higher risk of blood clots' Netdoctor

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Blood Clot Risk Higher in Non-Oral Contraceptives 
ABC News
Women who use non-oral hormonal contraceptives, like patches and vaginal rings, may be at higher risk of blood clots than those who take oral forms of birth control, according to a new Danish study published in the journal BMJ.
Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Non-Pill Contraceptives Philadelphia Inquirer
Birth control patch and ring may raise blood clot risk Fox News
Contraceptive patch and ring associated with higher blood clot risk Boston.com
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Yankees closer Rivera has blood clot in calf 
Boston.com
Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest medical problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who injured his knee last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice. Rivera is on blood-thinning medication intended to dissolve ...
Sports-injury specialist: Blood clot postpones Mo's surgery Chicago Tribune
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has blood clot in calf Boston Herald
Yanks' Rivera stunned when he learned of blood clot in leg Yahoo! Sports
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Baron and Budd Warns Women About Side Effects of YAZ, Yasmin 
MarketWatch (press release)
DALLAS, May 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has recently decided to strengthen warning labels on the oral contraceptive YAZ and its sister drug Yasmin regarding increased risks of blood clots from using the medications ...

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Novel stroke device completely removes blood clot in man's brain 
Fox News
The device ? called the 'Solitaire Flow Restoration Device' ? is a self-expanding, cylindrical metal cage that is inserted through a small tube into the blood clot itself. ?You leave the stent retriever up for five minutes allowing the clot to grow ...

 

Rivera Dealing With Blood Clot 
Fox News
Rivera said at a press conference that he has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest medical problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who injured his knee last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice.
Yankees' Rivera treated for blood clot in right leg USA TODAY
Yankees' Rivera stunned when he learned of blood clot in leg Chicago Tribune
Mariano Rivera determined to return despite torn ACL and blood clots The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
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Office workers 'doubling risk of blood clots' 
Telegraph.co.uk
Young professionals are doubling their risk of suffering a potentially life threatening blood clot because they sit working for three hours at a time, eat lunch at their desks and then go home and sit on the sofa, a survey has found.
Prolonged Sitting Can Prove Terminal TopNews New Zealand

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Lunching at desk leads to blood clot 
Times of India
If you're eating lunch at your desk, you could double the chances of developing a fatal blood clot, experts have warned. A survey found three out of four young office workers were failing to take a lunch break. But after 90 minutes of immobility the ...
Clot risk for sedentary officegoers Wonder Woman
Warning: Your working lunch could kill you New Zealand Herald
Prolonged Sitting Can Cause Blood Clot TopNews New Zealand
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Clot-fighting drug Plavix loses patent protection 
Bend Bulletin
Before Plavix arrived in 1997, aspirin was the standard treatment for preventing blood clots that led to heart attacks and stroke. Combining aspirin with Plavix, though, ?tremendously improved? the results, Nissen said. But now, in a farewell that has ...

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