Age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a very common cause of reduced vision in the UK. As the name suggests, it is a condition that tends to become more common as people get older. Caroline MacEwen, consultant ophthamologist and Paul ... [... more]
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Asthma brought on by exercise
Asthma brought on by exercise (asthma on exercise) happens to almost all people with asthma, or at least it would if their treatment was reduced or stopped. If you have never experienced asthma when exercising it may be wise to reconsider the ... [... more]
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Bedwetting (enuresis)
Enuresis - the medical name for bedwetting - is the involuntary passing of urine and the most common form of bedwetting among children is nocturnal enuresis, ie that which occurs at night. Approximately 15 to 20 per cent of five- and ... [... more]
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Cataracts
The word 'cataract' is used to describe any opacity or reduction in clarity of the lens of the eye. This can mean anything from mild cloudiness of the lens to complete opacification. Most people over the age of 50 have some haziness over the lens ... [... more]
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Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and COPD ('smoker's lung')
Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammatory condition in the lungs that causes the respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases the mucus production and may damage the lungs. The symptoms are coughing and breathlessness, which ... [... more]
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Tinnitus
Tinnitus is when you hear a sound that no one else can hear. Different people hear different things such as ringing, buzzing or more complex sounds. Tinnitus can vary in intensity and be constant or intermittent. In some cases it can be described ... [... more]
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Ectopic pregnancy
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilised egg attaches itself outside the cavity of the uterus (womb). The majority of ectopic pregnancies are found in the Fallopian tubes. In rare cases, the egg attaches itself in one of the ovaries, the ... [... more]
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Infantile eczema
Many children in the western world suffer from infantile eczema or atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema (skin inflammation) that won't stop itching. It is characterised by periods without symptoms followed by further outbreaks of differing ... [... more]
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Pulmonary embolism
A lung embolus (pulmonary embolism) occurs when a blood vessel supplying the lung becomes clogged up by a clot - a lump of coagulated blood. The clot may have travelled in the bloodstream from a vein in the pelvis, abdomen or in the leg; through ... [... more]
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Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue (endometrium) normally lining the womb (or uterus) grows on different organs outside the uterus. If the endometrium grows within the muscular layer of the womb it is called adenomyosis, which is ... [... more]
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Eosinophilia
Eosinophils are produced in the bone marrow and are normally found in the bloodstream and the gut lining. They contain proteins that help the body to fight infection from parasitic organisms, such as worms. But in certain diseases these proteins ... [... more]
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Orchitis and epididymitis
Men have two testicles - one in each side of the scrotum - which produce sperm cells and hormones. The sperm is stored and allowed to mature in the epididymis (a convoluted glandular tube the top and side of each testicle) before it is conveyed ... [... more]
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