When you rise up onto your toes and lower back down, your calf muscles squeeze the veins in your lower legs. This action pushes used blood upwards against gravity, helping it return to your heart ...

Atherosclerosis: The fatty buildup of plaque in the artery walls, that causes the arteries to harden and narrow until blood cannot pass properly. Enhancing leg circulation primarily hinges on engaging ...

Amniotic fluid embolisms are rare, but when they happen a lot of blood and rapid intervention is needed to prevent maternal ...

Painful cramps in the legs that get better with rest can be a sign of poor circulation. Skin color changes, such as appearing pale, bluish, or gray, indicate poor circulation. Brittle nails and hair ...

Blood-filled test tubes hidden under clothing and in false-bottom suitcases led Chinese authorities to smuggling rings that shipped more than 100,000 blood samples from pregnant women for fetal sex ...

Edema develops when lymph does not return to the venous circulation at a rate equal to the rate of capillary filtration. Fetal sheep develop edema as well as an increased central venous pressure while ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...

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