If it was just before dark, I could see across the fields and wetlands that bordered my backyard from my bedroom window. On the horizon were two futuristic structures, which — strangely — seemed ...

Medically reviewed by Danielle McNeil, D.P.M Varicose vein treatments decrease symptoms, prevent complications such as leg pain, blood clots, or sores (ulcers), and sometimes eliminate them. For some ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As a child, I’d always noticed the veins on my mom’s legs. In the summertime, when she’d wear shorts or ...

Varicose veins occur for many reasons, but perhaps the most telling factor is heredity. Other reasons some people develop this condition include age, gender, pregnancy, obesity, physical trauma and ...

Dr. Thoralf Sundt answers the question: 'Bypass -- Vessels From Legs Or Chest?' — -- Question: How does a surgeon decide whether to use veins from the legs or arteries from the chest to do bypass ...

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is when the valves in the leg veins don’t work right and inappropriately allow blood to flow backward, back into the legs/feet from the effects of gravity. This is ...

As a child, I’d always noticed the veins on my mom’s legs. In the summertime, when she’d wear shorts or sit with her feet up on the couch, I’d see the web of tiny red and purple lines weaving across ...