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Varicose Veins

Popular Supplements:

• bioflavonoids / vitamin C / vitamin E / zinc / gotu kola / ginkgo / hawthorn / grape seed extract (OPCs)

Alternative News:

• Metformin reduces risk of varicose veins in type 2 diabetes patients - Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2019 Jul 19:e3206 - "The hazard ratio for ever versus never users in the unmatched cohort was 0.57 (95% confidence interval: 0.47-0.69); and was 0.60 (0.45-0.80) for the matched cohort. In the unmatched cohort, the hazard ratios for the first, second and third tertiles of cumulative duration were 1.03 (0.83-1.28), 0.55 (0.44-0.69) and 0.29 (0.23-0.37), respectively. The respective hazard ratios in the matched cohort were 0.97 (0.65-1.43), 0.79 (0.55-1.15) and 0.24 (0.13-0.42) ... Metformin use is associated with a lower risk of varicose veins in type 2 diabetes patients"
• Postpartum Varicose Veins: Supplementation with Pycnogenol or Elastic Compression-A 12-Month Follow-Up - Int J Angiol. 2017 Mar;26(1):12-19 - "At 3 and 6 months in the Pycnogenol group the number of veins and incompetent sites were lower. At 6 months there were 13.3% of patients with edema in controls versus 3.2% in the Pycnogenol group. Spider veins decreased in Pycnogenol patients. Cramps and other minor symptoms were less common in the Pycnogenol group. In both groups there was a significant improvement at 6 months with better results in the Pycnogenol group. The need for treatment was limited with a decreased need for sclerotherapy, surgery, and conservative treatments in the Pycnogenol group. The overall satisfaction was higher among Pycnogenol patients, and compliance was optimal" - See Pycnogenol at Amazon.com.  Some say grape seed extract is similar without the patent make-up.  See grape seed extract at Amazon.com.
• Pine Bark Extract Found Effective To Naturally Improve Varicose And Spider Vein - prnewswire.com, 10/8/14 - "This study confirms the findings of prior studies that have shown Pycnogenol® effective in strengthening capillary walls making them more resistant against pressure which consequently lowers the release of fluids into tissues. Pycnogenol® has been shown to exert a direct effect on the vein wall. It increases vein tonicity by improving vein resistance and vein elasticity. The extract reduces acute venous swelling and improves venous insufficiency" - [Abstract] - See Pycnogenol at Amazon.com.
• Improvements of venous tone with pycnogenol in chronic venous insufficiency: an ex vivo study on venous segments - Int J Angiol. 2014 Mar;23(1):47-52 - "Pycnogenol seems to decrease passive dilatation and stretching and gives vein walls a greater tonic recovery and elasticity that allows the vein to recover its original shape after dynamic stresses" - See Pycnogenol at Amazon.com.
• Vitamin K linked to fewer varicose veins, better vascular health - Nutra USA, 8/23/07 - "they suggested that adequate dietary intake of vitamin K may be a necessary prerequisite in preventing the development of varicose veins" - [Abstract]
• Vexed by Varicose Veins? - Dr. Weil, 6/5/06
• Herbal Treatment for Varicose Veins - Nutrition Science News, 7/00

Other News:

• FDA OKs New Minimally Invasive Treatment for Varicose Veins - Medscape, 11/26/13 - "Varithena (formerly known as Varisolve) is a pharmaceutical-grade, low-nitrogen, polidocanol foam dispensed from a proprietary canister device. It is a "minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure that requires neither tumescent anesthesia nor sedation,""
• Patients Happier With Less-Invasive Treatment for Varicose Veins - Medscape, 1/7/10
• Lasers Zap Varicose Veins - HealthDay, 4/12/06
• Endovenous Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins: Experience in a Large Academic Institution - Doctor's Guide, 4/3/06
• Laser Therapy for Varicose Veins - Medscape, 11/14/05
• Bioniche Launches Sotradecol Injection (Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate Injection) for Varicose Veins in U.S. - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/05
• Foam treatment for varicose veins - BBC News, 5/8/05
• Endovenous Laser Treatment Addresses Varicose Veins Caused by Non-Great Saphenous Vein Reflux - Doctor's Guide, 4/6/05
• Study Shows Connection of Varicose Veins to Chronic Pelvic Pain - Doctor's Guide, 4/5/05
• Treating Varicose Veins With Radiofrequency Or Laser Heat - Science Daily, 12/27/04
• Laser Treatment of Leg Veins - Medscape, 12/10/04
• FDA Approves Sotradecol Injection for the Treatment of Varicose Veins - Doctor's Guide, 11/22/04
• Varicose Veins Be Gone - WebMD, 8/2/04
• Minimally Invasive Treatment For Varicose And Spider Veins - Science Daily, 6/8/04
• Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins - WebMD, 3/30/04
• New Treatments for Varicose Veins - WebMD, 9/15/03
• Varicose Vein Patients Recover Faster After Minimally Invasive Procedure Compared to Vein Stripping Surgery - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/03
• Laser Erases Varicose Veins - WebMD, 4/2/03
• Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins May Be Superior to Surgical Stripping - Doctor's Guide, 4/1/03
• Nd:YAG Laser Shows Promise for Treatment of Reticular Leg Veins - Doctor's Guide, 1/24/03
• Phlebosurgery Plus Tumescent Technique Effective for Varicose Veins - Doctor's Guide, 8/16/02
• Varicose Vein Outpatient Follow-Up Is Reassuring But Unnecessary - Doctor's Guide, 8/5/02
• Most Varicose Veins Can Be 'Cured' - Doctor's Guide, 6/12/02
• Randomized Trial Shows VNUS Closure System Produces Advantages Over Traditional Vein Stripping for Patients With Symptomatic Varicose Veins And Saphenous Vein Reflux - Doctor's Guide, 5/29/02
• Radiofrequency Endoluminal Ablation Successful In Treating Varicose Veins - Doctor's Guide, 3/28/02
• Polidocanol And Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate Effectively Treat Varicose And Telagiectatic Veins - Doctor's Guide, 3/26/02
• Getting a leg up on varicose veins - USA Today, 11/15/01
• Latest Treatments for Varicose and Spider Veins - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/01
• New Laser Treatment Offers Alternative To Surgery For Varicose Veins - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/01
• A Kinder, Gentler Treatment for Varicose Veins, Laser Zaps Veins From the Inside - WebMD, 3/5/01 - "What is unique and exciting about this is we are actually delivering laser energy to the inside of a vein," says interventional radiologist Steven E. Zimmet, MD. "We are taking something usually treated with surgery and taking away those anesthetic and surgical risks and all the recovery time and scars and are getting excellent effectiveness."
• New Procedure Helps Eliminate Varicose Veins - WebMD, 5/29/00
• Radiofrequency Energy Closes Varicose Saphenous Veins - Doctor's Guide, 3/28/00