In an interview published last month, actress Jessica Alba admitted to wearing compression socks every time she travels. She tells US Weekly: “I never travel without my circulation socks, Honest Beauty Magic Balm for my face, Honest Organic Healing Balm for my feet, a hydrating face mask and my Turbie Twist. Sexy!” While Alba has […]
Pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a dangerous condition that affects up to 900,000 people in the United States each year, and as many as 100,000 Americans actually die of this condition. For 25% of them, sudden death is also the first symptom, and 10 to 30% will die within one month of diagnosis. Pulmonary embolism (PE) […]
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a dangerous condition that now affects as many as 900,000 people in the US each year. DVT is a blood clot which forms in the deep veins of your body, typically in lower extremities, and it blocks healthy blood circulation. If left untreated, the clot can break off and […]
Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism now affect up to 900,000 people in the United States each year and the numbers are still on the rise. Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of your body, usually in lower extremities. The blood clot itself is not life-threatening, although it […]
A serious condition that can affect your health for the rest of your life, deep vein (or venous) thrombosis, also knowns as simply DVT, is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of your body, usually in lower extremities. If left untreated, the blood clot can break off and travel towards the lungs, […]
Sometimes it can be just a severe bruise from a bike fall, or swollen legs after a gym workout or a long-haul flight. Ailments and sores that in most cases really are what they seem to be and can be ignored without further attention. Unfortunately, there are cases when these little ailments are just symptoms […]
The well-known professional golfer Joey Sindelar was just in the middle of the 2009 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Then the 51-year-old golf player, originally from Kentucky, got dizzy on the golf course, couldn’t breathe, and was eventually taken to Sonoma Valley Hospital. The diagnosis: pulmonary embolism. Turning pro in 1981, Sindelar has won 7 PGA […]
Spring is the time when everything wakes up after the winter time – including your allergies, colds and flus. You experience the typical symptoms of feeling tired, being short of breath and coughing endlessly. In most cases, you will take some vitamins and look forward to the summer, but sometimes all these symptoms can be […]
Air travel – we love it because the plane can take us thousands of miles in a relatively short period of time. Until the guy next to us starts to snore, a baby cries incessantly, and a flight attendant spills coffee in our lap. Unfortunately, there are much more serious things to pay attention to […]