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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).

Bacterial Infection Blamed in 2 Deaths

Health officials from Ventura County report and warn about a fast-acting bacterial infection similar to meningitis that had killed a baby and a teenager around Christmas time. Meningococcemia, a type of blood poisoning, is an infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitides that lives in...

by User avatar Miia2818

side effects of simvastatin 40 mg

Hello, folks. My father has elevated levels of triglycerides and cholesterol in his blood. His cardiologist thinks that diet is not enough to regulate this. He recommends drug called simvastatin of 40 mg in the evening. What are the side effects of this drug? Can anyone help? I would appreciate it.

by User avatar giffard1303183974

my cold red hands

Answered by a doctor

Hi Im 13 and from as long as i can rember my hands are always cold, red,swaety and swolen. I try to warm them up,but it never works. Nomater how hot it is they still are like this, every great once and a wile they wil be normal, but how do i make them stay like that.   :( 

by User avatar lalabam

inflamed blood vessels

Hi, I am very concerned about my friend. He was always healthy. His daily habits include some kind of physical activities and he always pays attention to his diet. All of a sudden, a rash and a swelling developed on his legs. He also started to lose weight. When he paid a visit to the doctor, he was...

by User avatar fields42285

ankle and feet

please help i am 45 and for the last 8 months i have alot of pain in my ankles and when i stand up for long periods of time my feet swell up

by User avatar jaswinder

Omega oils not absorbed

Hi! I use omega oils some time. But, I ha a blood test and there isn’t significant change. My cholesterol level is high. Is there some possibility that omega oils not absorbed?

by User avatar kano2573

Aplastic Anemia best treatment

I am desperate for my 12 years old son was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. I have noticed that he is weak and has fatigue and it is very easy for him to get bruises and he also suffer frequently from prolonged infections but I never thought this could be a sign of nothing serious until recently. He...

by User avatar Guest

Strange Bruising on inner thigh? Really hurts!

Answered by a doctor

In the past month I've been having some serious hurt down there. At first I thought I had hemorrhoids because I kept getting small painful bumps around my anus. Those went away and now I have a strange bruise that's started. Its on my inner thigh, close to my labia and anus, in the taint region....

by User avatar Guest

caffeine effects on blood vessels

Hi, I am a passionate coffee drinker. I need to say that I am in my thirty's and, as I can remember, I have been drinking coffee since I was fifteen. I cannot imagine my mornings without a cup of this beverage. Recently I read that caffeine has a major effect on blood vessels and because of that...

by User avatar ely46190

Celiac - blood test

Hello! Doctor said that my son have a celiac disease. Hi recommended diet, but his condition is same. Maybe doctor give wrong diagnosis. Is there some blood test to diagnose celiac disease?

by User avatar Guest