Common triggers for vasovagal syncope include extreme heat and dehydration. Fainting episodes occur most frequently in people younger than 40 years old. Vasovagal syncope is usually not dangerous, but ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to the ...

Most of us have experienced fainting at least once in our lives. It is the sudden loss of consciousness, usually caused by a sudden drop in blood flow to the brain. What other health issues can cause ...

Melbourne, Australia - Contrary to some previous reports, new research involving twins suggests that genes probably do play an important role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) [1]. The new study, which ...

Fainting, medically known as syncope, is a condition that may need immediate medical attention. The causes of fainting may range from mild to severe conditions. Fainting is the temporary loss of ...

Fainting spells are common, but it’s difficult to determine whether a person fainted from benign issues or from other serious life-threatening conditions. To help emergency doctors determine whether ...

The summer before my junior year of college, I went to London with my sister. She’d planned a whole itinerary: Big Ben, high tea, the London Eye—and, for a touch of creepiness, the Jack the Ripper ...

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Millions of people experience vasovagal syncope, an occasional fainting episode triggered by a dip in blood pressure. But for Marty H., 46, fainting was a daily occurrence, and conventional treatments ...

As Alicia Brown Phillips curled her sister’s Gracie’s hair, the girl started gagging as the color drained from her face. While Brown Phillips rushed Gracie to the bathroom, her lips turned blue and ...