Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
National Health Service (NHS); Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Stopping smoking Information on Chronic obstructive pulmonary 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 (CHD)
Case study: 'I was lucky it was Boxing Day. There was less traffic and the ambulance was able to get to the hospital more quickly.' Coronary heart disease (CHD) refers to disease of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle, which in ... [... more]
Male Health |
Gastrointestinal disease
Gastrointestinal infection (infectious intestinal disease) can be caused by a variety of communicable diseases and infections, which gain entry by and/or affect the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of gastrointestinal infection, which are not ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and ultimately fatal progressive degenerative brain disease. It is one of a group of diseases called Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) that affect humans and animals. TSEs are thought to be ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia are systemic infections caused by the bacteria Early signs and symptoms of meningococcal disease may be non-specific and therefore difficult to distinguish from influenza or other diseases. ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Hydatid disease (Echinococcosis)
Hydatid disease is caused by infection with the larval stage of the dog tapeworm It is maintained via a sheep to dog cycle in which, occasionally, humans (rather than sheep) are infected by eggs excreted in the faeces of infected dogs. In the ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Heart disease prediction
Can personality predict risk of coronary heart disease? How many CHD patients are there? Is uric acid related to heart disease? Lifetime risk of coronary heart disease Predicting risk of death from coronary heart disease in young men Risk ... [... more]
Uni of Oxford Clinical School |
Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive (ARPKD)
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a genetic condition. It damages the kidneys by causing cysts to grow in them. Both kidneys are affected. ARPKD can cause cysts to develop in other parts of the body, as well as the kidneys. ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant (ADPKD)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a genetic condition that damages the kidneys by causing cysts to grow on them. Both kidneys are affected. The kidneys help to keep the body healthy. They filter the blood, for example, ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease - Overview - Introduction
Information on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease from NHS Choices including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment and with links to other useful resources Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a term that describes a set of inherited ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia are systemic infections caused by the bacteria Early signs and symptoms of meningococcal disease may be non-specific and therefore difficult to distinguish from influenza or other diseases. ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia are systemic infections caused by the bacteria Early signs and symptoms of meningococcal disease may be non-specific and therefore difficult to distinguish from influenza or other diseases. ... [... more]
Health Protection Agency |
