Varicose veins can be potentially dangerous to health, causing ulcers, clots. May 7, 2012— -- Brett Peaks, a former college baseball player and lawyer, began to notice that his legs were "tired ...

When the veins in the legs function properly, they carry blood to your heart. But when they start to malfunction, they may carry blood in the opposite direction, causing it to pool in your legs and ...

CHICAGO (CBS) - Say good-bye to spider veins! A newly approved treatment is helping patients show off their legs again. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist shows us how it works. Linda Schwartz is embarrassed by ...

When treating varicose veins, laser therapy remains the best option, a new study says. Researchers in the study examined 798 participants who had varicose veins and were treated at 11 vascular surgery ...

As many of us get older, we start to notice varicose veins forming on our legs. In fact, the Society for Vascular Surgery estimates that varicose veins affect up to 35% of Americans every year. “When ...

Do only older adults get vein disease, or can the condition begin earlier in life? A HelloNation article answers this important question by explaining how vein disease affects people of all ages. The ...

About half of Americans older than 50 have varicose veins — veins that are swollen and often can be seen bulging beneath the skin. They often are colored dark purple or blue and found most often on ...

Blue, swollen, lumpy-looking veins—and their cousins, the crimson “spider veins”—are only the most obvious signs of varicose vein disease. Veterans of this condition know all too well that these ...

Chronic venous insufficiency can develop at any age, but as we get older, the risk increases. Here's what you need to know.

Bulging varicose veins are not only unsightly; they can also be very painful. Today, thanks to new technology, several minimally or noninvasive treatment options are available to treat varicose veins ...

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 vessels, ...