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Keep a Clear Path: Deep Vein Thrombosis
By Karen A. Jamrog Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Deep vein thrombosis can be serious. It's easy to liken the blood vessels of the circulatory system to interconnecting highways and byways, as they transport precious cargo nonstop to various destinations. And since time is certainly of the essence when your circulatory system is concerned, it's crucial to prevent delays brought on by conditions such as deep vein thrombosis, which features speed bumps that can bring traffic to a crawl, or stall it altogether. Deep vein thrombosis begins with a blood clot in a vein, usually a vein located deep within a leg, that can grow and impede blood flow, initially causing no symptoms in about half of all cases, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery. If a clot breaks free and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs, it creates a condition known as pulmonary embolism, blocking blood flow and possibly stopping your heart, says D.


Top Doctors

Each year we ask New Hampshire doctors who they would choose to provide for the medical needs of friends and loved ones. The results of our statewide poll are published each April.
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NH Magazine Top Doctors 2011 – The List
Friday, April 1, 2011
Sponsored By: A list of top specialists and leading physicians chosen by their peers in the 2011 Top Doctors Poll. Click here for Q&A's with …
NH Magazine Top Doctors 2011 – Q&As
Friday, April 1, 2011
The following are Q&As with six of our 2011 Top Doctors, plus selected responses to our survey questions. Click here to see the complete list …
NH Magazine Top Doctors 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The List Here's how it works: We send a survey to each doctor on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine's list of physicians licensed to …
NH Magazine Top Doctors 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
In our 2009 survey we asked New Hampshire doctors who they would choose to provide for the medical needs of friends and loved ones and …
Top Doctors 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
We asked New Hampshire doctors who they would choose to provide for the medical needs of friends and loved ones and their choices are here …

Top Dentists

Top Dentists 2011
For 2011 we commissioned a professional polling firm, USA Top Dentists, to ask the state's dentists whom they would recommend if someone were seeking a top dental specialist.

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Top Dentists 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
We asked the state’s dentists whom they would recommend if someone were seeking a top dental specialist. Here are the results in seven specialty areas.The …
Top Dentists 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
We asked the state’s dentists whom they would recommend if someone were seeking a top dental specialist. Here are the results in seven specialty areas.The …
Top Dentists 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
We asked the state’s dentists whom they would recommend if someone were seeking a top dental specialist. Here are the results in seven specialty areas. …
Top Dentists 2006
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
We asked the dentists of the state who they would recommend to someone seeking a top dental specialist. Here's who they named in seven specialty …

Features

NH Magazine Yoga for Everyone Anywhere
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Look at it this way: If you are going to bend over backwards to get into shape, why not do it with yoga style and …
NH Magazine Turn Back Time
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Forever younger? Most people of a certain age would never actually want to be "young" again with all the angst and discontent that youth entails. …

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Staying Well

NH Magazine Avoiding the Restroom Rush: Urinary incontinence is a common but treatable ailment
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Urinary incontinence is not often a centerpiece of polite conversation, and many patients are reluctant to bring it up even behind a closed door with …
NH Magazine A Hairy Situation: The latest on hair loss and restoration
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Is there anything that can be done? Triggers for hair loss are often out of our control, with heredity accounting for 98 percent of hair …
NH Magazine A Healthy Winter: How to fight the common cold and flu
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Life in the 21st century is chock-full of conveniences: Debit cards. E-mail. K-cups. And yet, don't look now, but Old Man Winter is heading our …
Curves Ahead? Looking Into Breast Augmentation
Saturday, October 1, 2011
The quest for cleavage has never been greater. As part of our indefatigable efforts to keep our finger on the pulse of New Hampshire, we …
NH Magazine Gut Reaction
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The many challenges of Celiac disease. Those of us who can eat just about anything without fear of gastrointestinal distress should consider ourselves lucky. We …

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Senior Life

NH Magazine Protecting Your Finances
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Investing for retirement requires a different piggy bank. There's a reason you don't see many sky diving Grannies falling from the sky. That kind of …
NH Magazine This is Your Life: Pass along your stories to future generations
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Once upon a time ... Those four little words - just 13 letters in all - convey a meaning that even small children can grasp: …
NH Magazine Savvy Seniors: Keeping Up With Technology
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Who says the older generation is tech-challenged? Ten years ago, when Hilary Kelley's daughter was getting a new computer, she gave Kelley her old one. …
NH Magazine Older, Yes, But Active
Monday, August 1, 2011
Today's seniors are sitting on bikes, not rocking chairs. When Theresa Bean, 66, was first diagnosed with fibromyalgia close to a decade ago, the only …
NH Magazine At Your Service
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Offering directions for a new phase of life. If only retirement had a road map. As with any journey, it can be thorny to navigate …

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