Abstract: . . .  is available from NHS Direct Online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk Foreign and Commonwealth Office: www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo 25. Other publications: 1. House of Lords Session 1999-2000: 5 th report: Select Committee on Science and Technology Air Travel and Health 15 th November 2000 2. Thrombosis and Air Travel: Paul Giangrande Journal of Travel Medicine Vol., 7 pp 149-154. 2000 3. Most airline leaflets and in-flight information.  . . .
. . .  air travel, what the scale of the problem is, and how it can be prevented. The Department of Health and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions have set up the Aviation Health Working Group to oversee this research and to provide advice to air travellers and the airline industry. The group will help to ensure that further research ties in with that being developed by the World Health Organisation, supported by the aviation industry. 24. Further information on travel related DVT Advice on travel related DVT: This advice is also available on the Internet at www.doh.gov.uk/dvt or www.doh.gov.uk clicking on the public health icon. Health Advice to Travellers:This . . .
. . .  in-seat exercises, especially leg exercises to keep the circulation active and reduce the risk of developing a DVT. Some information is provided below. More information is available in literature provided by travel agents, and in the in-flight leaflets magazines and videos now produced by many airlines. 16. You may also need to discuss treatment with blood-thinning drugs or the use of elastic stockings if you are in a high-risk group. While there is some evidence that elastic stockings may be useful there is no Page 4 evidence that aspirin is effective in preventing travel-related DVT or PE. Elastic stockings are widely available from pharmacies and pharmacists can provide advice on use and . . .
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