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Healthy Living: Varicose Veins Vanish

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By Courtney Hunter, Web Producer - email

For many, they're a cosmetic concern.

For others, they can lead to dangerous health issues.

They're caused by faulty valves that lead to blood pooling in the legs, varicose veins affect up to 25% of women and up to 10% of men.

In Healthy Living, more on the newer procedure that's getting rid of them.

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