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Long Computer Sessions Could Cause Blood Clots
kac5 writes "The Australian reports that extended stints in front of the computer can cause blood clots to form such as those that occur from Deep Vein Thrombosis. Researchers have named it e-thrombosis (what is it with naming everything to do with computers e something?). So /.'s get up out of your chair, slowly so not to make your body go into shock, and walk to the other side of the room and back. Now do that every hour and you should be right according to this article!"
So all this time sitting in front of my computer refreshing /. to say FIRST POST is bad for me??? ...sorry...
Missed first post cause I was walking across the room.
:)
Karma burning
- gtaluvit (prnc. GOT-tuh-LUV-it)
... I must be due for a heart atta
No one else ever believed me when I said that taking that cigarette break every hour was healthy. Now I've got proof ;)
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First Stroke!
Actually, I might have a stroke after I see how bad I get modded down for this comment....
Remember that you are unique, just like everybody else.
so maybe all the lag i was experiencing was inside my head...
"There is no teacher but the enemy."-Mazer Rackham
but seeing as I am having severe chest pains and my leg is bloated, I think I will call 911.
Who would have thought that sitting in a chair for 8 hours straight without moving would be bad for their health?
I hope these researchers didn't have a big grant.
Jason
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Get one of the food patches discussed on here a while ago, and hack it to include some of these.
Instant success. Really. Really you won't die. Oh yeah IAMAD (doctor) or anything. Really, my knowledge of the human body is limited to the parts that give me pain. So try at your own risk :)
Karma: pi (Mostly due to circular reasoning in posts).
It's sad that people need medical proof before they would even consider getting up a few times a day instead of sitting at a computer for 18+ hours straight. Back in the day, we called that common sense.
today is spelling optional day.
I shake so damn much that blood clots could never form.
/me downs another tin on penguin mints. That's the same as 25 cans of cola for those that are counting.
You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
Between wrist pain and DEATH? Yes, there IS much of a difference.
Alcohol causes dehyrdation which in turn will increase the probability of clots forming. You can reduce this effect by drinking plenty of other (preferably clear) fluids (no I don't mean stoli - I mean stuff like water).
Does it require different treatment? Would doses of cyber-warfarin cure it? If not, would the implant of a Bayesian vena cava filter be an alternative?
And how would you locate the clots in the first place? By ultrasound, of course. Gotta ping 'em!
iThrombosis from Apple.
Also look for gThromb, kThromb, gtkThromb, gnuThromb, and ThrombCurses for Linux and UNIX.
You can't judge a book by the way it wears its hair.
there's just something too funny about a disorder called "Deep Vein Thrombosis"... sounds like the name of a porn flick.
"I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false." - L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
I mean, the three-some sex alone with our model girlfriends is a workout in itself, but I guess lesser people wouldn't be able to keep up.
"Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimathea. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of aaarrrrggh".
I use a Mac, so I have iThrombosis.
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Which is the greater risk:
a) Sitting in front of the computer for 20-odd hours a day, risking Deep Vein Thrombosis, or
b) Going outside for a walk and risking being mugged, shot, stabbed, hit by a car, kidnapped, or abducted by aliens. And let's not forget the unpleasant effects that prolonged exposure to solar radiation can have on your skin.
The Australian reports that extended stints in front of the computer can cause blood clots to form such as those that occur from Deep Vein Thrombosis
How about if I use 2 computers ? Will it cause blood clots ?
How about 3 computers ?
How about 4 ?
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How about 100000 ?[typing with one hand on chest]
How about 100001 ?
How about 100002 ?
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How about 100945 ?
How abo
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... in the latest issue of the medical journal Duh.
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I'll wait for iThrombosis so I can get it a higher price, in a overly designed package, and with Steve Jobs raving about it.
Diores, Scribe of Euripides: Master, I've been copying your latest play for hours and my limbs are getting numb.
Euripides: Well of course they are you idiot. Get up and move around once in a while why don't you? Sheesh, slaves these days are such incredable doofuses they don't even know how to take care of themselves.
Diores: Oh bless you master! I never thought of that, who would have even thought that moving around for a bit now and then would be advisable?
Euripides: Well, I guess that's why I'm the genius and you're the slave, eh? It's no wonder we conquered your pansy assed people.
So this scene need not be repeated in *another* few thousand years let me spell it out for you people. It's common knowledge that if your work keeps you sitting for long hours you should get up and move around for at least a few minutes every hour. If it keeps you on your feet for long hours you should sit down and take a rest for at least a few minutes every hour.
Geez, ain't modern science grand?
KFG
The e-doctors were feeling very e-unimportant despite the e-ducation. So they start e-research in their e-labs and realized there's a lot of undocument e-illness that needed to be defined and brought the e-public's attention.
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I suffer from Leg tapping induced by listening to my mp3 psytrance collection. Does this mean that the RIAA, by wanting to curtail MP3 sharing, is actually contributing to the deterioration of geek health?
You'll be forced to get up every hour or so. :)
Amazing how mother nature can help enforce OSHA guidelines (which recommend getting up from your desk and walking around for about 1 minute every hour or so).
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