Long Hours at computer 'deadly'
Poster: smartass083
Posted on January 29, 2003 at 1:43:02 PM
Scientists find that sitting at your computer for extended time can cause blood clots. That pretty much includes all college students i think. There naming the condition e-thrombosis, which if your wondering can be avoided by physically getting up and stretching every once and awhile.
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New Zealand researchers have found that sitting at a computer for hours on end can cause fatal blood clots, just as long flights can lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), known as economy-class syndrome. They discovered the link when a 32-year-old man who sat at his computer terminal for up to 18 hours a day nearly died after he developed a blood clot in his leg which travelled to his lungs.