Hand, foot and mouth disease - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Foot;Mouth;Hand; foot and mouth disease;Hand;Adult Information on Hand, foot and mouth disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful ... [... more]
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Coronary heart disease - Overview - What is it?
National Health Service (NHS); Cardiovascular;Cholesterol;Coronary heart disease;Heart attack Information on Coronary heart disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful ... [... more]
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Diabetic retinopathy (eye disease)
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that's associated with long-standing diabetes. It's a major cause of poor vision in the UK. Diabetic retinopathy affects the retina at the back of the eye. Retinopathy can occur with all types of diabetes. ... [... more]
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Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting over half of all dementia sufferers. Deteriorating memory can be the first sign of a treatable disease. Don't accept the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease before it has been ... [... more]
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Hodgkin's disease (lymph node cancer)
Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of diseases called lymphomas. They are all produced by cancers forming in the cells of the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a series of microscopic vessels that drain fluid away from the tissues and ... [... more]
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Vascular disease
Vascular disease is mainly caused by hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) due to a thickening of the artery lining from fatty deposits or plaques (atheroma). The arteries are blood vessels that supply blood, oxygen and nutrients to the ... [... more]
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Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD) was described by George Huntington (1850-1916) who was born in Long Island, New York. He described this disorder in his only known written article called 'on chorea'. Dr Linda Appai-Kubi, King's College Hospital and ... [... more]
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Osler's disease (hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasis)
Osler's disease, also known as hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasis (HHT), is a rare hereditary condition in which the patient's capillaries dilate to produce red skin spots and mucous membranes. The symptoms can usually be found on the ... [... more]
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Behcet's disease - Overview - introduction
Behcet's disease - also known as Behcet's syndrome - is a rare condition that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. However, Behcet's disease can also cause inflammation of the: The cause of Behcet's disease is unknown, but the immune system ... [... more]
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Pelvic inflammatory disease - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Cervical cancer;Endometriosis;Gonorrhoea;Infertility;Pelvic inflammatory disease;Sex;Sexual health;Sexually transmitted infections Information on Pelvic inflammatory disease from NHS Choices including causes, ... [... more]
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease;Neurology Information on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Creutzfeldt-Jakob ... [... more]
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Legionnaires' disease - Overview - Introduction
National Health Service (NHS); Pneumonia;Legionnaire's disease Legionnaires' disease is a potentially fatal lung infection (pneumonia) that is caused by the bacteria legionella. The condition is called Legionnaires' disease because it was first ... [... more]
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