If you had seen me in shorts three years ago, no doubt you would have wondered, “Good heavens! What’s wrong with her legs!” My varicose and spider veins were so pronounced that it looked like my lower legs were terribly bruised. Even though I was only 45, my legs looked like they belonged to a ...
For an In-depth Description National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute See Picture #1. What They Are And Who Gets Them. I never expected to ever have a Blood Clot, let alone one that would or could kill me in a few hours time. I had heard that seniors get the blood clots, but I was ...
Previously published on Factoidz.com An embolism is a blood clot or some other particulate or object in the blood that stops blood flow. An embolism can be composed of air, plastic, fat, cholesterol or cells found in amniotic fluid. This article will discuss some of the different types of embolisms and who is at risk ...
You wake up in the morning, you have leg pain, and late it goes away. You press your leg on the brakes, the pain returns. There are many causes for leg pain, especially pain in the lower leg. If you have occasional pain in the leg, there is nothing to worry about because it can ...
Phlebitis is the inflammation in the large veins in your legs. There are two types of Phlebitis: superficial and deep. Deep phlebitis causes severe inflammation and pain in the veins of the leg, which can cause pain and fever. Suffering from deep Phlebitis could cause serious problems if not treated immediately. Deep blood clots could ...
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE LABEL TO MAKE SURE THE MEDICINAL HERBAL PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY BE ALLERGIC TO AND WON’T MIX WELL WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS YOU’RE TAKING. Little known facts The cayenne pepper is a red hot chili pepper for flavoring dishes. It’s also used for medicinal purposes. The ...
Many folks work in an office setting. They may work 8 hours at their desk and go home for the day. Other folks, like me, are married to their desks. Since I am getting so little rest, I have moved my office into my bedroom. Sometimes I even work in my bed. I have a ...
Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, according to National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute. Often, heart failure is silent killer, and not diagnosed until years after the heart begins to decline. In 2002, twenty-nine percent of United States deaths attributed to coronary heart disease or 699,947 people. Also, according to ...
In the United States twenty-five percent of women and fifteen percent of men notice twisted blue or purplish enlarge veins typically bulging out of one’s leg (inside or back of the calves) or feet, commonly referred to as varicose vein. 1 The bulge or thickened appears of the varicose vein caused by a decrease in ...
The formation of a clot of blood in a vein, artery or the heart, thrombosis is usually caused by damage to the lining of the blood vessel. Other causes are a stagnation of blood and an increased clotting tendency in the blood. Damage to a blood vessel wall causes the blood platelets to stick together ...
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