Obesity Ups Risk of Pulmonary Embolism, DVT
10th Sep 2005, 03:07 GMT
New research shows that obesity makes men and women more likely to develop two blood clotting problems -- deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism.
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