Fainting happens when your brain doesn’t get enough blood. Dehydration, shock, too much alcohol, and even anxiety can lead to fainting. If you think you’re about to faint, lie down or put your head ...

Fainting spell, passing out, swooning or syncope -- whatever you call it, losing consciousness is unpleasant, distressing and disorienting. It's also really common, occurring in about one-third of ...

Fainting is caused by a fall in blood pressure and/or number of heart beats. In some patients, a trigger is identified—for example emotional stress, standing in a hot, crowded space or sitting up too ...

For the first time, physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) have evidence-based recommendations on how best to catch the life-threatening conditions that make some people faint. New research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where is a fainting couch when you need one? Michael C. Gray/From www.shutterstock.com Over one million Americans faint every year ...

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 ...

Grace Bundy, 28, has a unique relationship with the floor. Growing up naturally tall and bendy (which she would later learn at 19 was a manifestation of Ehlers Danlos syndrome), she was enrolled by ...