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- Deep vein thrombosis
Long international flights are suspected of contributing to deep vein thrombosis in susceptible people.
- Pregnancy and travel
Travelling to developing nations is not encouraged during pregnancy, due to the risk of disease and the standard of medical facilities.
- Varicose veins and spider veins
Smaller varicose veins are usually treated by sclerotherapy ? the injection of irritant chemicals into the affected vein.
- The dangers of sitting: why sitting is the new smoking
The less sitting or lying down you do during the day, the better your chances for living a healthy life.
- Prostatectomy - for cancer
The aim of a radical prostatectomy is to remove the cancer before it spreads to other parts of the body.
- Hughes syndrome
Hughes syndrome is thickening of the blood caused by abnormal immune system cells.