Greater controls over the growing trade in high-street cosmetic treatments would be welcomed, West Lothian councillors have agreed.

Responding to a Scottish government consultation on extending licensing, Environmental Health officers told West Lothian councillors that it’s difficult to police what are “elective and voluntary ...

GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. OKAY, SO MAYBE FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN’T FAMILIAR, WHAT ARE VARICOSE VEINS? SURE. SO VARICOSE VEINS ARE JUST A LARGE, TORTUOUS VEINS THAT YOU CAN OFTEN SEE ON YOUR SKIN.

Varicose veins are an early manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency. Although the risk factors associated with varicose veins are well described, the basic pathophysiology leading to venous ...

As a result of superficial valve incompetence, high pressure is transmitted to small subcutaneous veins, which become dilated tortuous clusters of varicose veins (Figure 1B). Although valve reflux ...

As a curious child, you might remember staring at an older relative's thick stockings at the blue, gnarled veins lying under the skin like bumpy snakes. Known as varicose veins, these blood ...

High blood pressure, stress, sun exposure, vein dysfunction, pregnancy, and other factors can contribute to the appearance of veins on the forehead. Genetic factors or age can influence whether ...

Cupping therapy dates back to older civilizations with evidence in Egyptian medical books. It is also a fundamental part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, where it was used t ...

⦁ The effects of angioplasty or stenting for people with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are unclear. ⦁ Further larger studies are needed to determine whether angioplasty and stenting are safe and ...

Ukrainian soldiers have shared the most chilling things they have witnessed from North Korean troops including gnawing their own veins. Several of Volodymyr Zelensky's troops revealed that North ...

Weight loss injections are prescription medications to help with weight loss. They can help alter a person’s appetite and metabolism, curbing hunger and reducing calorie intake. Weight loss ...