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Long Computer Sessions Could Cause Blood Clots

Posted by timothy on from the wait-for-the-lawsuits dept.

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!"

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  1. Blood clots? Nonsense! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Once I was scrumping your mom while she was on the rag and I got blood all over my schlong. It never got a chance to clot since she licked it all off. She did get scabs from where I smacked the bitch in the face for talking too much.

  2. The research is fundamentally flawed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    Once I was schalumping your mom while she was on the rag and I got blood all over my schlong. It never got a chance to clot since she licked it all off. She did get scabs from where I smacked the bitch in the face for talking too much.