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Forum: Medical & Health

14th Dec 2005, 19:29

Replies: 37

Pilot Dies of DVT

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Posted By wdh

Carrier: Errr..? I believe Plavix is an...

Carrier:
Errr..?
I believe Plavix is an alternative to Asprin, acting similarly against platelet clump formation, and therefore not really an alternative to Warfarin, which acts rather...

Forum: Medical & Health

17th Nov 2005, 14:29

Replies: 9

optical prescription over the years

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Posted By wdh

In middle age, (mid 40's?) the focus mechanism of...

In middle age, (mid 40's?) the focus mechanism of the eye tends to stiffen somewhat.
This is called a loss of 'accommodation'.
Its why many folk, Mr PM Blair included, find themselves needing...

Forum: Medical & Health

15th Nov 2005, 17:00

Replies: 37

Pilot Dies of DVT

Views: 15,558

Posted By wdh

Prone-ness to thrombosis is called...

Prone-ness to thrombosis is called "thrombophilia" (should you wish to go Google-ing).

There are many genetic causes.
Factor V Leiden is present in about 1 in 20 europeans.
Inherited from one...

Forum: Medical & Health

12th Nov 2005, 19:34

Replies: 39

Virgin Buys 10,000 Tamiflu Doses for Staff

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Posted By wdh

I had thought that the "vitamin healing" nonsense...

I had thought that the "vitamin healing" nonsense was best ignored, as being unlikely to convince even the most gullable.

One nasty thing about many of the H5N1 human fatalities (and many of the...

Forum: Medical & Health

3rd Nov 2005, 12:39

Replies: 39

Virgin Buys 10,000 Tamiflu Doses for Staff

Views: 5,946

Posted By wdh

Curious Pax is working along very much the right...

Curious Pax is working along very much the right lines.

But among the different types of H5N1 there are already some that are Tamiflu resistant. The marketing job being done on this product is...

Forum: Medical & Health

30th Oct 2005, 00:30

Replies: 14

Is it worth getting a Flu Jab?

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Posted By wdh

It depends on what your expectation is. A...

It depends on what your expectation is.

A flu vaccination will *not* guarantee that you will not suffer from an episode of flu.
It is *not* a cure-all or panacea.

But, by protecting you...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Aug 2005, 23:57

Replies: 27

Lydd Happenings

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Posted By wdh

But what some people remember is that even in...

But what some people remember is that even in Lydd's heyday it was still pretty quiet... and the routes were, umm, Le Touquet and..?
At one time wasn't Croydon much busier than Heathrow? No one...

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