Long Hours at Desk Raise DVT Risk: Study

Office workers who don't take frequent breaks are more likely to be at risk for a blood clot than passengers on long-distance flights, study finds.
People who spend long hours at their desks may be at even greater risk for potentially deadly blood clots called deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than passengers on long flights, concludes a study by researchers at the Medical Research Institute in Wellington, New Zealand.
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