World News 19-12-2003 who: Health researcher Professor Richard Beasley what: Says all long-distance airline passengers are at risk of DVT where: Medical Research Institute, NEW ZEALAND when: Yesterday snippet: Researchers studied 878 people who took long-haul flights over a six-week period, explains The Times. The researchers concluded that the term "economy-class syndrome" was a misnomer because first class passengers were equally affected. They identified "four cases of pulmonary embolism and five of DVT, amounting to 1 per cent of the total." And in another health study from New Zealand, reported on The Evening Standard`s website, researchers from the University of Auckland say "silver cars were said to be half as likely to be involved in a major crash as white cars". [... more]

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