Q. I have a tendency to faint when I have blood tests and when I hear about medical procedures. What do these fainting episodes mean for my general health? Are there any supplements that can help? A.

Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

Unexplained fainting episodes may be caused by a dangerous blood clot in the lung more frequently than many doctors suspect, according to an Italian study. Episodes of fainting (known as syncope) are ...

Falls are one of the greatest risk factors for injury among the aging population. When falls are attributed to fainting spells, people may be very eager to get to the source of the fall. Doctors have ...

MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2018 -- A fainting spell is rarely caused by a blood clot in the lungs, and usually doesn't warrant extensive testing, new research suggests. A study of more than 1.6 million adults ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: While most aspects of modern medical care don’t bother me, I despise blood draws from either arm. I always faint when it’s done, and I feel awful afterward for what seems like a long ...

A new study by Ohio University faculty members showed that people who are afraid to have their blood drawn believe more people faint or have other symptoms than what statistics show actually occurs.

A new study indicates that a simple regime that keeps returning astronauts from fainting could help earthbound patients suffering from a similar condition. Led by Benjamin Levine, a professor of ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My son, who is 15, has been suffering for the last year with a debilitating illness. His symptoms are dizziness, tunnel vision, which turns into total blackness, severe headaches and ...

A personal history of passing out. A cardinal symptom of panic disorder is the sudden, inexplicable sense of an imminent loss of control. Panicky persons become afraid that if they do not leave ...