http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. According to a new guideline from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs may be continued for all elective endoscopic procedures. When high-risk procedures are planned, clinicians may elect to discontinue aspirin and/or NSAIDs for five to seven days before the procedure, depending on the underlying indication for antiplatelet therapy. For patients on temporary anticoagulation therapy (e.g., warfarin for deep venous thrombosis), it is suggested that elective endoscopic procedures be deferred until antithrombotic therapy is completed. The guideline, "Management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopic procedures," was developed by ASGE's Standards of Practice Committee and appears in the December issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the ASGE. http://www.physorg.com/news179503330.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:10:03 EST news179503330 The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published in the British Medical Journal today. http://www.physorg.com/news179134159.html Medicine & Health Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:03 EST news179134159 (PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers which are caused by poor circulation in the veins of the legs, are difficult and expensive to treat. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have developed the first targeted, short-term delivery method using gene transfer technology to effectively treat venous leg ulcers. http://www.physorg.com/news179085687.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:30:01 EST news179085687 Medications frequently given to cancer patients to reduce their risk of anemia are associated with an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to new research led by Dawn Hershman, M.D, M.S., co-director of the breast cancer program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. The findings will be published online on Nov. 10, 2009 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (ahead of the Dec. 2, 2009 print edition). http://www.physorg.com/news177097215.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:50:01 EST news177097215 A report from a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians calls into question the longstanding belief that pulmonary embolism (PE) - the life-threatening blockage of a major blood vessel in the lungs - is caused in trauma patients by a blood clot traveling from vessels deep within the legs or lower torso. In their study utilizing advanced imaging technologies, which appears in the October Archives of Surgery, the MGH investigators found no evidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in most trauma patients with pulmonary embolism. http://www.physorg.com/news175191494.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:40:03 EST news175191494 The UK National Health Service could save millions of pounds a year by routinely using inexpensive dressings to treat venous leg ulcers, after a study published in the October issue of BJS showed that they are just as effective as expensive silver dressings in the majority of cases. http://www.physorg.com/news174664439.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:00:03 EST news174664439 Protein S, a well-known anticoagulant protein, keeps the blood flowing in more than one way, discovered researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. The protein contributes to the formation and function of healthy blood vessels. http://www.physorg.com/news171050977.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:30:01 EST news171050977 Children and siblings of those with venous thrombosis, or blood clots in the veins, appear to have more than double the risk of developing the condition than those without a family history, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news157044991.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:37:00 EST news157044991 (PhysOrg.com) -- The European Society of Cardiology, (ESC) the preeminent authority on cardiovascular health re-affirms its warning to passengers on long-haul plane trips of the risk of deep venous thrombosis or VTE. The warning from ESC comes on the heels of a recent review by The Lancet which suggests that the risk of VTE increases when flight duration exceeds four hours. http://www.physorg.com/news154872228.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:04:33 EST news154872228 An analysis of randomized controlled trials indicates that use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news146247931.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:25:31 EST news146247931 People with migraines may also be more likely to develop blood clots in their veins, according to a study published in the September 16, 2008, issue of Neurology the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news140713345.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:02:25 EST news140713345