Jaundice
This can occur as a result of abnormality inside or outside the ducts. The commonest example of an internal blockage is a gallstone. Tumours of the bile duct are rare but if large enough, or situated just where the ... [... more]
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Cradle Cap (Infantile Seborrhoeic Dermatitis)
The doctor will probably suggest a treatment similar to the one described above. If the baby has a severe attack, the doctor may choose to treat it with a weak hydrocortisone cream (eg Hc45), possibly in combination ... [... more]
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Anaemia (During Pregnancy)
In order to have enough red blood cells for the foetus, the body starts to produce more red blood cells and plasma. It has been calculated that the blood volume increases approximately 50 per cent during the ... [... more]
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Asthma (Tests That You May Have To Undergo)
The second is histamine to ensure that a reaction will occur if a response to an allergen leads to a histamine being released. The test is painless and results are usually available within 15 minutes of having the ... [... more]
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Mumps
Mumps usually begins with two days of discomfort and an increasing temperature. This is followed by an uncomfortable feeling in the jawbone and a swelling of the parotid glands. Often the swelling occurs unevenly, on ... [... more]
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Gonorrhoea
In men, the primary symptom is painful urination. Levels of pain can often be extremely severe. Discharge is also seen from the urethra (the tube through which urine passes from the body). At first, this discharge is ... [... more]
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Fever (Three-Day-Fever - Roseola Infantum)
In some cases febrile fits follow the high temperature. These may seem very dramatic and alarming. Febrile fits are not caused by the three-day-fever as such, but are due to the sudden high rise in temperature. ... [... more]
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Heat Rash (Solar Dermatitis)
Drug-induced photosensitivity occurs when an individual develops a rash on exposure to the sun while taking a certain drug. Medicines that may cause this include: thiazide diuretics, tetracycline antibiotics, NSAIDs ... [... more]
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Cataracts
The most common reason for cataracts to develop is increasing age. As people grow older, the lens of the eye becomes less clear until, ultimately, a cataract that causes reduction in vision is present. (Lens ... [... more]
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Schizophrenia
However, one of the features of the disease is sufferers do not understand they are unwell during acute episodes of illness. It is therefore important that family and friends are able to seek help on their behalf. ... [... more]
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Brain scans. Brain scans, particularly MRI scans can exclude other possible illnesses. In more than 75 per cent of cases, MRI scans reveal a characteristic abnormality in part of a brain region called the thalamus. ... [... more]
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Copd (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
It is important to maintain a positive attitude to treatment of COPD. The condition is not curable but can often be improved, and patients deserve a full trial of potential treatments. The difference between COPD and ... [... more]
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