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EmpowHer Health Tip: Why Do I Bruise Easily?

by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., January 25, 2008, 01:45 pm
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Topics: bleeding, blood vessels, bruising, skin, EmpowHer News
     

Bruises occur when small blood vessels break and bleed beneath the skin.

If you bruise easily, here are possible reasons why, courtesy of the University of Cincinnati's Net Wellness program:


     
     
     
     
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Bruise Be Gone

by egreene
Posted: Wed., January 23, 2008, 02:45 pm
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Topics: blood thinners, bruise, bruising, eliz greene, women
     

Bruising is a fact of life for women living on blood thinners.

Embarrassment about your bruises doesn’t have to be.

Women living on blood thinners are no strangers to bruising. A tight shoe, a light bump against a chair or an over zealous thigh slap while laughing can cause a nasty-looking mark that can be embarrassing -- to a woman and her family.


     
     
     
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