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Blood clots that kill

Vice President Dick Cheney was diagnosed just in time. The late NBC News correspondent David Bloom died from it.

DVT, deep vein thrombosis, and its impact on public figures has seemingly created an awareness revival, particularly by Bloom's widow Melanie, now the spokeswoman for the Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis.

"The statistics show that 2 million Americans will develop a DVT each year," she says. "Out of that, 600,000 will go on to develop the pulmonary embolism. Out of that number, 300,000 will be fatal.

"That's a lot more than AIDS and breast cancer combined every year in the U.S. The numbers are staggering."

What exactly is deep vein thrombosis and who is at risk?

There are two types of deep vein thrombosis, said Dr. Michael Ombrellino, a vascular surgeon with the Vein Institute of New Jersey in Morristown.

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NASCAR Banks in Vegas While Jimmie Johnson Wins Third In a Row

Marshall Mike Jessamy for the four most famous words in racing -- "Gentleman, start your engines" -- for the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 race of 267 laps.

I had the privilege of being MC for the event and introducing all 43 drivers. When I talked with them prior to the checkered flag, all agreed that the new changes and faster track, up to 200 mph+, at the Vegas speedway were fantastic challenging improvements for the sport.

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey were also at the race even riding in the pre-race parade lap with driver Jimmie Johnson, who won Sunday's Nextel Cup race for the third year in a row at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.MORE NASCAR NOTES

Jack Daniel's Chevy driver, Clint Bowyer, was spotted at the Blue Man Group performance at the Venetian with his long-time girlfriend, Athena Barber.