Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

Common triggers for vasovagal syncope include extreme heat and dehydration. Fainting episodes occur most frequently in people younger than 40 years old. Vasovagal syncope is usually not dangerous, but ...

Back in June, during one of those spells of hot sticky weather, I was just finishing a nice meal with coworkers in a restaurant when we were approached by an anxious waitress asking if we were doctors ...

Fainting episodes are often brushed aside as the result of dehydration, fatigue, stress, or skipped meals. But cardiologists warn that this casual approach can be dangerous. What many people describe ...

Q. I have a tendency to faint when I have blood tests and when I hear about medical procedures. What do these fainting episodes mean for my general health? Are there any supplements that can help? A.

Dixie D’Amelio was hospitalized on Thursday after “feeling faint” at work. “An ambulance was called,” a source tells Page Six. “She was treated at the hospital for dehydration and is now feeling much ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to the ...

LONDON — You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to ...