A clot occurs when blood, which is usually liquid and flowing, thickens, becomes more gelatinous, and forms a clump. This is useful to halt excessive bleeding when you have an injury, but some blood ...

The Silent Symptom That Could Be a Sign of Blood Clots originally appeared on Parade. Your blood’s ability to clot after a cut or injury is an important defense mechanism to keep you from bleeding too ...

Blood clots aren’t always loud or dramatic. In fact, many develop quietly in the body, until they suddenly cause serious issues like a heart attack, stroke, or deep vein thrombosis (DVT). While some ...

Whilst many of us do our best to take care of our brain, heart, skin and gut, we often take our veins for granted. Perhaps we think they’ll look after themselves. Yet, there are thousands of miles of ...

There has been an acronym going around the NBA world lately that has been raising as many questions as alarms: DVT. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot that often requires ...

Chris Staniforth, 20, dies from blood clot. Aug. 2, 2011— -- The family of a 20-year-old British man who died as a result of a blood clot that formed after playing video games for up to 12 hours ...