Mission statement
It is now far more than a telephone health line - NHS Direct has an authoritative health website, and 2004 saw the addition of the NHS Direct digital TV service - one of the largest interactive services in the UK. Over two million people now ... [... more]
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Corporate:Accessibility
Using access keys, and changing the appearance of your web browser. Access keys allow you to use your keyboard to go to core pages on the website. If you're using a PC, press and hold Access keys may not work on some web browsers. You may not ... [... more]
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Content authorisation policy
Material published on NHS Direct Online is Crown copyright, which is managed and licensed by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI). If you wish to use material from NHS Direct Online, you will need to apply to OPSI for a licence. There ... [... more]
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Corporate:Terms and conditions
terms and conditions, conditions of use, content authorisation policy, links policy, editorial policy, copyright, disclaimer, privacy Terms of use and disclaimer Terms and conditions Privacy policy Links policy [... more]
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Corporate:Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Part Three - Inspection and Monitoring Bodies; Index to information held and Useful Resources A publication scheme is a guide to the information NHS Direct routinely makes available to the public and wherever possible provides an easy method of ... [... more]
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) is a common condition, and one of the most frequent causes of indigestion and heartburn. It happens when acid from your stomach leaks back up through your oesophagus (gullet). This irritates and damages ... [... more]
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HIV and AIDS
HIV and AIDS, HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, T-lymphocytes, antiretroviral drugs Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was first recognised as a new condition in 1981. The Human Immunodeficiency ... [... more]
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Male-pattern baldness
Alopecia is baldness or loss of hair. The commonest form is male-pattern baldness (also known as androgenic alopecia), but both women and men can get hair loss. Alopecia areata is another type of hair loss, involving patches of baldness that may ... [... more]
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Hearing tests
Hearing tests are given as a routine part of child development checks, and to anyone who appears to have or to be developing a hearing impairment. Hearing tests are painless. They are sometimes called an audiogram or audiometry. They check how ... [... more]
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Blood pressure (high)
Persistent high blood pressure (hypertension), if untreated puts you at greater risk of having a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or stroke. The systolic pressure. This is the first and higher measurement. It is a measure of the blood ... [... more]
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Blood pressure (low)
Hypotension is persistent abnormally low blood pressure. Blood pressure is the pressure of blood in your arteries. The blood circulation is a closed system in which the pressure varies constantly. It rises to a peak, called the systolic pressure, ... [... more]
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, CMT, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies, HMSM, peroneal muscular atrophy, PMA, Dejerine-Sottas disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is named after the three neurologists who first noted the condition ... [... more]
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