Leg pain may point to clots, U.S. surgeon general warns
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
Dangerous blood clots may affect up to 600,000 Americans a year, the U.S. surgeon general said Monday in launching a campaign to get patients and doctors to recognize the potential emergency.
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