Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways Avoid standing for long periods by moving and flexing your calf ...

People often stretch to loosen up their contracted bodies after waking up or sitting for a long time. When stretching by bending the neck and back backward, some may experience darkening vision or ...

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 does not have ...

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. Based on data from more than 400,000 individuals they have identified the first gene that predisposes to fainting.

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 ...