Mellanie True Hills explains what being on Coumadin was like.

WASHINGTON - A trio of experimental drugs has doctors hopeful that for the first time in decades, millions of people at risk of lethal blood clots may soon get easier treatment.

The first goal is a pill option for people who now need daily blood-thinning shots for weeks after knee or hip replacement surgery.

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WEDNESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Extended use of the oral drug rivaroxaban helps prevent potentially fatal blood clots after hip replacement surgery, British researchers say.

By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to the tiny, dirty particles in polluted air seems to increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, which are blood clots in the thighs or legs, an Italian study finds.

By Steven Reinberg
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Baxter Healthcare Corp., the pharmaceutical company at the center of recent problems with its blood thinner heparin, announced Thursday that it was recalling any remaining multi-dose vials of the drug as well as single-dose vials.

WASHINGTON -- Another lawsuit has been filed against the maker of the birth control patch Ortho Evra, the Legal Leads Network reports.
The lawsuit claims 43 women developed blood clots and other health problems since taking the prescription contraceptive.
The suit also claims a Maryland woman died from blood clots after wearing the patch.
According to lawyers, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Co. should pay
substantial financial damages to their clients for the health problems suffered.
Similar lawsuits have been filed on behalf of 400 women nationwide. The company is not commenting.