Sunday, 6 November 2011

Health of our consumer

Office workers 'risk blood clots'

An office worker typing
It is important to take a break
Workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk, research suggests.The Medical Research Institute in New Zealand found they may have a higher risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots.
The researchers found a third of patients admitted to hospital with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were office workers who spent hours at a computer.
The study will be published in the New Zealand Medical Journal.

 People who work in offices are not actually getting up and walking around like they used to 
Professor Cary Cooper
Lancaster University
DVT is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs.
The clots can travel to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, breathlessness or possible death from a heart attack or stroke.

Anna 



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6444565.stm

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