Twenty-five-million Americans — or half of all men and women over age 50 — have varicose veins — veins that become damaged and fail to regulate blood flow from the legs to the heart. Continue…

BACKGROUND: Veins have one-way valves to keep blood flowing to the heart. Poor blood circulation can cause blood to pool in the veins. Continue…

In health, Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details on a quick and easy solution for getting rid of unsightly and painful varicose veins just in time for wearing shorts in our super hot weather. Continue…

“The patients have less post-operative pain with the radiofrequency energy than they do with the laser energy because the temperature is so much higher with the laser energy,” says Foote Hospital vascular … Full story…

Question: What can I do about varicose or spider veins on my legs? Answer: Spider veins look like a tiny web of very small blue veins. Full story…

Summertime, and it’s not easy to feel confident about your looks. You can’t concentrate on your swing if you’re worried that your golfing buddies are looking at the purplish cluster on your ankle. Read more…

The stock market may have lost its legs, but VNUS Medical Technologies Inc. is just getting started. More…

A pioneer in the field of interventional radiology, Dr. Robert Min has been appointed radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and chairman of radiology at Weill … Full story…

In health, Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has details on a quick and easy solution for getting rid of unsightly and painful varicose veins just in time for wearing shorts in our super hot weather. Full story…

G. Kendrix Adcock, M.D., a peripheral vascular surgeon, talks about a new vascular surgery to remove varicose veins. Continue…