It may sound strange, but some people actually faint when they poop. This isn’t a joke, it’s a real medical condition called vasovagal syncope. While it doesn’t happen to everyone, those who ...

AIIMS's Centre for Integrative Medicine Research (CIMR) has produced over two dozen studies showing positive outcomes of yoga ...

Fainting takes different forms, a heart doctor says; a drop in blood pressure can cause it – or it can be a sign of a serious condition.

Should people who feel faint sit with their heads between their knees? How can you tell whether someone who has fainted should go to a hospital accident and emergency department – or even see a ...

A recent study 5 found a high prevalence (82%) of vasovagal responses to head-up tilt in a sample of patients with blood/injury phobia, suggesting that they might share a similar underlying ...

VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE, OR SPONTANEOUS FAINTING AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. PROSECUTORS THEN HAD A REBUTTAL, SAYING THE DEFENSE IS TRYING TO DISTRACT THE JURY FROM THE CASE, BLAMING EVERYONE BUT THEIR ...

Tiredness, sleep deprivation, or certain medications usually cause yawning. If you find yourself yawning much more than usual on a daily basis, there could be more than tiredness or boredom going ...

Most fainting is harmless, but not always The most common type of fainting is vasovagal syncope, often triggered by emotional stress, pain, illness or dehydration. "In some people, if they have a drop ...

A 21 year old man presented with multiple, recurrent episodes of complete atrioventricular (AV) block associated with swallowing. Electrophysiological study revealed an AV block with swallowing of ...

Vasovagal syncope is the medical term for the most benign kind of fainting, i.e. simple fainting without a serious underlying ...