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Researchers studied nearly 600 people with deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, formartion of a blood clot, to determine the effects of immediate compression therapy.
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Researchers in the U.K. have identified an outbreak of a rare, preventable eye infection that can lead to blindness, largely due to poor contact lens hygiene.
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