Leg pain that starts during walking and eases after rest can be a sign of reduced blood flow. It may point to narrowed ...

High cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes all contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. This ...

Whenever you feel pain in the legs or suffer from cramps, the first instinct is to take rest or a medicine to relieve it. However, not many people think it is unusual to see a doctor to find the real ...

Leg pain and leg cramps aren't always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for the heart. In this expert alert, ...

Of these warning signs, an aching pain while walking is the most frequently reported. This discomfort "usually" subsides ...

Imagine putting your socks on one morning and noticing your big toe, which has been painful for a few weeks, has started turning black. A trip to your doctor ends in being referred urgently to a ...

Can checking blood pressure in your leg reveal artery blockages? Know how to measure leg BP at home, compare it with your arm reading and understand what a lower or higher reading may indicate. You ...

Quantitative indocyanine green near-infrared fluorescence imaging reveals that diabetic patients show far weaker foot ...

In patients with severe artery blockage in the lower leg, an artery-supporting device called a resorbable scaffold is superior to angioplasty, which has been the standard treatment, according to the ...

Doctors in Kolkata have given a new lease of life to a 42-year-old man from Kolkata who was dealing with shortness of breath ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD) or other circulation problems, you know they're not just a pain during the day.

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when blood vessels or arteries in the legs become blocked. A study being conducted at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center (Chicago) is exploring a ...