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 Health threat from computer use

Computer 

one way to put your health at risk?
Long haul air travel is not the only activity to pose a risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots - sitting at your computer for too long may also put you at risk.

The European Respiratory Journal reports the case of a young man from New Zealand who nearly died after developing deep vein thrombosis following long periods of physical inactivity in front of his computer.

It may be similar to the situation with the risk of blood clots with long distance air travel

Dr Richard Beasley

The man, the first recorded victim of a condition which has been dubbed e-thrombosis, spent up to 18 hours a day using his computer.

He developed a massive blood clot that formed in his leg veins, broke off and travelled to his lungs.