Article: Vic: Airlines aware of links between DVT and long haul flights

Article: Never mind long-haul flights, I got DVT ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... vein thrombosis in my groin. DVT is usually associated with long-haul flights and immobility. It is the reason ... I'd love to claim I got my DVT while flying somewhere glitzy ... eyes said. I had read up on DVT and learned that, although ...

Article: Design Systems -- Airlines accused of covering up DVT ...
M2 Presswire;  March 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... accused of covering up DVT deaths; Thousands of ... deaths connected to long-haul flights (C)1994-2001 M2 ... Deep Vein Thrombosis, "DVT". DVT kills more travelers ... passengers during long-haul flights. Up to 30,000 people ... are thought to die from DVT according to the UK ...

Article: Tackling DVT on long-haul flights
The Malay Mail;  May 14, 2001 ;     522 words ... ... fears of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is an illness which ... every passenger on its long- haul flights with an exercise device, proven ... scientifically tested to tackle DVT. According to the company ... to learn about the causes of DVT, which appears to affect specific ...

Article: DVT not only caused by sitting still on long-haul ...
Airline Industry Information;  March 10, 2006 ;     574 words ... ... researchers, although long-haul flights particularly can increase the ... risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The study of blood clotting ... Lancet, a medical journal. DVT typically develops in the legs ... flights, to reduce the risk of DVT. ((Comments on this story ...

Article: Short-haul flights still present risk of DVT
The Scotsman;  October 17, 2003 ;     419 words ... ... research revealed yesterday. DVT, the so-called "economy ... mostly been linked to long-haul flights, where travellers are immobile ... has carried out a number of DVT studies, led a team of experts ... Those with an increased risk of DVT are women on the pill and HRT ...

Article: Drinks limit on long-haul flights could cut ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... for alcohol controls on long-haul flights after a new study into the potentially ... flights on which the risk of DVT is higher. Around 80 per cent ... high level of awareness about DVT and the measures many are taking ... begin a four-year study on DVT and alcohol, with the first ...

Article: Risk of DVT on long-haul flights overstated ...
Airline Industry Information;  December 4, 2002 ;     384 words ... ... from the University of the West of England in Bristol has indicated that the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on long-haul flights is overstated. The university researchers compared the number of deaths caused by pulmonary embolism (PE ...