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Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

What are the symptoms of mercury poisoning?

After eating tuna caught in the ocean by a friend my husband became very dizzy, had vision abnormality and a headache on one side of his head. He is 50 years old and although I have migraine headaches quite often he has never before had a migrain or anything like this. He took ibeprophen for the...

by User avatar msspence

Hands and legs swell

Hello, I dont have color changes in my legs, but a lot of the times I can be standing or sitting down and my legs and hands swell up, my hands do get a bit red and sometimes it gets bad that I have to stop what im doing and massage them. Is this a bad circulation problem? does it need a doctors...

by User avatar Guest

Is the external jugular vein supposed to pulse near the collar bone when standing?

I noticed that when I am standing and I look in the mirror where my external jugular vein is I can see a pulse coming from it only at the bottem of my neck. I have pale skin and If I look hard I can almost see the vein pulsing. Is this normal for your jugular vein to be pulsing while your standing?...

by User avatar Billytogan115919

herbs for varicose veins

Answered by a doctor

Hi, guys. I have been experiencing problems with my veins in the lower extremities. I work as a cashier for almost 15 years and now I have varicose veins. I would appreciate if someone could recommend me any herbs for this. I wouldn’t like my disease to get complicated. Thanks in advance.

by User avatar zilvia981147930

am i having a heart attack ?

my mouth is watering  my heart fills like its droping or sudden skip in beats sometimes not everytime i get a slight head ache or fill sharp pain in arms or oreashure on my back or chest. i panic when it happens thinking im having a hear attack im only 27 at 270 pounds  the doc says im healthy ...

by User avatar mandylu

about anemia

My daughter seemd to be so weak lately. That worried me so I took her to the doctor. He said she has anemia. I have heard for this term before and I know there is something wrong with her blood. I know that is not enough since I am mother, so I would like to hear more about anemia.

by User avatar salama257

cholesteral

I'm thinking about one thing that doctor told me and it’s really confusing me because I don’t know what he meant by that. Anyway, I'm 45 year old male and I have big problems with controlling my body weight and developed serious obesity problem. Just recently I've been to a doctor and he told...

by User avatar frank431

Comments and reviews on article "National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week"

Users comments and reviews on article National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week by Dana Fenton

by User avatar Guest

lump on vein in hand

I was doing the dishes this morning, and after taking off my gloves I noticed there is a large lump on the vein in my hand. It looks a bit peculiar and different in color to the rest of the vein. Doesn't look charming and I wonder what it is as well. Has anybody experienced the same symptoms and...

by User avatar virginie1368136172

What is fecal occult blood test?

Hello, my father is 67 years old and he is having some serious intestinal problems. He is constantly suffering from both constipation and diarrhea, following each other without any pauses. Doctor said that he should do a fecal blood test? What kind of test is that? He is not having any blood in his...

by User avatar Guest