Asthma: Fostair
This medicine is known as a preventer and it should be taken regularly to prevent asthma attacks. It should not be used to relieve an asthma attack. An asthma attack needs to be treated with a medicine that quickly opens the airways, such as ... [... more]
Net Doctor |
Back Pain Symptoms
The spine is the central pillar of the body. It supports the weight of the head and the trunk and provides a protective passage for nerves to travel through. Our spine is made up of 33 irregularly shaped bones called ... [... more]
BBC |
Bi-Polar Disorder
In the manic phase (also referred to as hypomania or going high), you may have excessive amounts of energy and feel little need for sleep. Your thinking and speech tend to be faster than usual, and your thoughts can ... [... more]
Mental Health Foundation |
Bottle Feeding
formula milk has added vitamin K - vitamin K helps the blood to clot, but the body?s ability to store it is low. In rare cases (affecting approximately 1 in 10,000 babies) a vitamin K deficiency can cause a bleeding ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Listen To Nhs Direct Content
All you have to do to is to download the free software from the Browsealoud website. Then you can hear the words on the screen by hovering your mouse cursor over the text you want to hear. For example, you can change colours and the sizes of ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Make This Your Home Page
If you would like access to 24-hour health information you may want to make NHS Direct your home page. Follow these steps for your Internet browser and have a world of health care at your fingertips. Under the ?General? tab you will see a box ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Bronchiolitis
Initial symptoms may resemble a cold, with snuffly nose, mild fever, irritability and loss of interest in feeds. After a couple of days, a dry 'rasping' cough and increasing breathlessness may develop. The baby may ... [... more]
BBC |
Bipolar Disorder
With any condition that goes in a cycle, half the battle of managing it is monitoring where you are in the cycle at any time. To cope with bipolar disorder, you can monitor your mood and your thoughts or ask someone ... [... more]
BBC |
Burns
In partial thickness burns the skin may be pink, red or mottled and blistering may be seen. In full thickness burns the top layer of the skin is destroyed and may look white or black and charred. Most importantly, ... [... more]
BBC |
Body Dysmorphia
BDD is believed to affect at least one per cent of the UK population. It's more common in people with a history of depression and/or social phobia - and it usually starts in adolescence when people are most sensitive ... [... more]
BBC |
Body Odour
Some areas of the skin, such as the armpits and genitals, are more likely to produce body odour because the sweat glands in these areas are slightly different. These glands produce proteins and oily substances that ... [... more]
BBC |
Bed-Wetting And Children
In all children, the development of bladder function control and night-time urine production is a slow process. Few children are dry at night before the age of three, and bed-wetting is quite common up to the age of ... [... more]
BBC |
