Science news articles about 'leg cramps'

I am devastated that quinine is no longer available. I have taken it safely for decades to reduce leg cramping.

Quinine is a popular remedy for leg cramps but there are a couple of problems with the approach.

... present. "People don't recognize that leg cramps while walking may be due to circulation ... walking and develop pain or discomfort in the calves or legs that get better with rest. "This symptom – called ...

... hard to get really sick with cholera, an intestinal infection that causes diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. The bacterium that causes the illness, Vibrio cholerae, lives in surface waters, and in ...

... the blood pressure medication he's on causes leg cramps to the point where he can't do ... with his physician, to stop taking it because the leg cramps are unacceptable. "Taking this kind of active role ...

Two years ago, Chuck Jones of Yardley, Pa., had high cholesterol, but his medicine caused severe leg cramps that routinely ruined his sleep.

... symptoms such as itching or dryness; for raloxifene, side effects include vasomotor symptoms and leg cramps; and for tibolone, side effects include vaginal bleeding. The study also found that each ...