Medical Science: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is a serious medical condition where the body's blood clotting mechanisms become abnormally activated throughout the bloodstream. This results in the formation of small blood clots in the vessels, which can lead to organ damage.

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MrWatchMaster Meets…Thierry Clottu

Next we meet Thierry Clottu, Founder of DONE Watches, a Swiss micro-engineering graduate and watch constructor. He discovered his interest in mechanics at an early age, a curiosity that deepened when his father gave him his first chronograph watch.

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  • Nicole Garcia, Jury President For Caméra D’or Award

    Actress, director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia is to preside over the Jury for this year's Caméra d'Or award for the best debut film at Cannes. In this opportunity to champion an up-and-coming director she joins the ranks of previous Jury Presidents Bong Joon-Ho, Gael García Bernal, Carlos Diegues and Agnès Varda, who have all in the past contributed their experience and passion for cinema to the deliberations.

     
  • Gift Guide: Plush Stuffed Animals Offer Emotional Support for Tots & Tweens

    Whatsitsface, a plush stuffed animal toy, has become the gift of choice this holiday season as parents and guardians hope to bring more than holiday cheer as their emotionally struggling kids work through pandemic related issues.

     
  • Julian Lennon Headlines Sweden’s The Concert for Climate

    Musicians and celebrities are joining Everland in hosting the Concert for Climate, one of a series of events that are part of the United Nations Environment Programme's World Environment Day 2022 celebrations, Saturday, June 4, in Södermalm, Sweden.  

  • Bridgend Review - Stirring, Resonating, Shocking

    Bridgend presents a shocking true story of the suicide epidemic in South Wales that overwhelmed a village as one by one their youth decided that dying was a better alternative, the soul stirring accounts are gripping in their portrayals.

     
  • Une Chine et Deux Visages

    Pour avoir caché l’apparition et la dangerosité du coronavirus aux première heures de sa propagation, le régime chinois a confirmé qu’il était bien une dictature dont les apparences modernes masquaient les bases du régime : autorité, méfiance et culte du secret.  

  • Medical Science: COVID-19 - What about Testing

    Will this pandemic ever end? The Omicron variant is on the march. Everyone may eventually get it, perhaps without any symptoms. The graph below shows the rising incidence of COVID in both vaccinated and unvaccinated in Iceland.

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