SUPPORT HOSE: ESSENTIAL FOR MALE BUSINESS TRAVELERS

SUPPORT HOSE: ESSENTIAL FOR MALE BUSINESS TRAVELERS

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Wireless Flash) -- Big wig businessmen may want to start packing pantyhose alongside their Palm Pilots -- at least when they travel. Researchers say long business trips on cramped airplanes are putting both men and women at higher risk for developing blood clots in their legs -- which can be fatal if they travel from the leg to the heart. One way to reduce the risk is to wear compression stockings, which are a type of medical pantyhose that keeps blood flowing normally in the legs. Doctors say other macho men who may benefit from wearing the stockings include truck drivers and bus drivers, jobs which involve sitting down for hours on end.