ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The more possible physical causes of fainting that exist in a patient are likely to increase the risk of an earlier death, medical researchers report in the April issue of Mayo ...

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Fainting has a strong genetic predisposition, according to new research. Fainting, also called vasovagal syncope, is a brief loss of consciousness when your body reacts to certain triggers, such as ...

Extremely rare medical condition, which caused a mother-of-two to black out when she ate, has been successfully treated using ...

Fainting is when you lose consciousness or “pass out” for a short time, usually about 20 seconds to a minute. In medical terms, fainting is known as syncope. Keep reading to learn more about the ...

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If catching sight of blood or standing all day makes you woozy enough to black out, your genes are partly to blame. Fainting, like dimples and dyslexia, can run in the family, a new study shows.

To recover after fainting due to anemia, a person should take deep, slow breaths, drink fluids, eat a small, salty snack, and avoid standing too quickly. Anemia occurs when the body cannot produce as ...

THE present emergency has provided an unusually abundant opportunity for the study of syncope, or fainting, in blood donors. Although not in itself serious, fainting results in loss of time to the ...