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

Some people get about a half-hour of warnings before fainting; some people may get 30 seconds, he adds. What to do if you or someone else faints: Check that the person is breathing and has a pulse.

The electronic implant can pinpoint why people faint - one of the symptoms often used to diagnose epilepsy. Fainting and blackouts are a common problem and account for around three per cent of all ...

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 ...

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 Skip to main content You have ...

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.