CVI is short for Chronic Venous Insufficiency. This is a condition where the one-way valves in the deep veins of the legs begin to fail, resulting in the deep veins getting engorged with blood. This builds up higher pressure in these deep veins, which spills over into superficial veins of the legs. When the superficial veins get engorged with blood, this spills over into surface veins that also become engorged. These surface veins are visible through the skin, and usually pro

The beneficial value of a medicine is weighed against its risks, when the FDA considers whether to approve it for use in Americans. There are similar agencies around the world that perform similar oversight in their respective countries, but many countries rely on the US Food and Drug Administration’s opinion to decide whether to offer it in their country. With this in mind, a drug that is harmful to the heart would not be approved by the FDA, unless this information was not