Certain medications have side effects of swelling in feet and ankles. Vasodilators help open up the blood vessels to make blood flow more freely than usual. These heart medications increase the ...

Most of us go through the day without thinking about our feet. It’s only when something goes wrong that we tend to realize ...

This type of swelling is mainly due to widening of the blood vessels near the surface of the skin. This happens automatically in warm weather, as a way of the body trying to keep itself cool - as ...

Devin Zarkowsky, MD FACS / Special to the Village News Particularly as the warmer months approach the Temecula Valley, folks on their feet a lot often notice swelling and vein bulges on their legs.

Swelling in the ankles, feet and legs is one of the less commonly known symptoms of heart failure that can be painful and uncomfortable.

That's because it's extremely common for feet ... blood to pool in the leg veins. The position of the legs while seated also increases pressure in the leg veins. This plays a role in swelling ...