What causes psychological shock?
You often hear people saying that someone's in shock, but what does it really mean? What causes psychological shock? What causes physiological shock? Shock can mean anything from a minor surprise to a fatal collapse of the body's circulation. The ... [... more]
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Smooth-leaved elm
One of the closely related 'field elms' the smooth leaved elm has been much reduced by Dutch elm disease. Although because it can reproduce by seed some saplings are showing resistance to the disease. [... more]
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SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
National Health Service (NHS); SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be taken for: In addition, some SSRIs may be taken for: Last reviewed: 28/01/2008 Next review due: 28/07/2009 [... more]
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Somatuline autogel
Somatuline autogel injection contains the active ingredient lanreotide, which is a type of medicine called a somatostatin analogue. It is similar to a naturally occurring hormone in the body called somatostatin. Somatostatin is produced in ... [... more]
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Januvia (sitagliptin)
Januvia tablets contain the active ingredient sitagliptin, which is a type of medicine called a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor. It is used to treat people with type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM). Sitagliptin works by ... [... more]
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Sprycel (dasatinib)
Sprycel tablets contain the active ingredient dasatinib, which is a type of anticancer medicine called a protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor. It is used to treat cancer of the blood cells (leukaemia). Dasatinib works by interfering with the ... [... more]
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Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
Read about NHS Direct information that's available to members of the public under the NHS Direct Freedom of Information Publication Scheme Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, every public authority has a legal duty to adopt and maintain a ... [... more]
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Mind & body magazine
Speech enabled, speech enabling, speech software tool, audio, Browsealoud, browse aloud, speak The NHS Direct website is now speech enabled. This means that all of our content is now available in audio form. All you have to do to is to download ... [... more]
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Mental capacity - what do you want to know?
Mental Capacity: resources from the Mental Health Foundation Making decisions is something we do all day, every day. If you are able to make a particular decision for yourself you have 'mental capacity'. However, there are many reasons why you ... [... more]
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Septicaemia
The body's immune system is designed to detect, track down and kill bacteria that cause infections, but if bacteria get into the bloodstream they can invade any part of the body and cause serious damage. Septicaemia is a bacterial infection of ... [... more]
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Synaesthesia
Imagine what it must feel like to taste the sound of a drawer closing, or to experience each day of the week as a different colour. Dr Julia Simner, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Edinburgh and synaesthesisa expert, explains what ... [... more]
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Sjogren's syndrome
There are many health problems that arise when, for some inexplicable reason, the body turns on itself without warning. One of these autoimmune conditions is Sjogren's syndrome. In Sjogren's syndrome, the body attacks its own moisture-producing ... [... more]
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