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Asperger syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a form of autism which often manifests in "eccentric" behaviour rather than pronounced and obvious disability. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 25, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

AchalasiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a rare motility disorder of the oesophagus, commonly known as the gullet. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

PlagueEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
killed millions of people in Europe in the Middle Ages, when it was also known as the Black Death. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Swine fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - July 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: separator Source Type: consumer

Hot weather risksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hot weather is affecting the UK. While most enjoy the summer sun, high temperatures can pose a significant risk to health. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 29, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Diverticular diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a condition which occurs when pouches of tissue, commonly known as diverticula, pass through the muscular layer of the bowel. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

PancreatitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammatory condition which can cause severe symptoms. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - May 1, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Ulcerative colitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is one of two forms of inflammatory bowel disease, which typically affects the large bowel only. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - April 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Gastro oesophageal reflux diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Peptic Ulcer DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Peptic ulcer disease is a condition associated with a break in the lining of either the stomach or portion of the small intestine, known as the duodenum. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Alzheimer's and dementiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative and irreversible brain disorder that causes intellectual impairment, disorientation and eventually death and is the most common cause of dementia. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - December 22, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

IvfEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Around 6,000 babies a year are born in the UK to otherwise infertile couples as a result of in vitro fertilisation. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - October 24, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Myalgic encephalomyelitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
or chronic fatigue syndrome has only been recognised by doctors in recent years after originally being dismissed as 'yuppie flu'. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - October 24, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

TuberculosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak of TB in Leicestershire. BBC News online examines a disease which is posing a growing threat around the world. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 5, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Age-related macular degenerationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(AMD) is the leading cause of blindness. It is just one form of macular disease, which affects the eye's retina. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 5, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

EmphysemaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a progressive lung condition which leaves sufferers struggling for breath. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 23, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Crohn's diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Information on the inflammatory gut disorder Crohn's disease. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - May 20, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Bird fluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The BBC News website looks at bird flu - and the fears it could spread between humans. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - January 10, 2008 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Anabolic steroidsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
can boost sporting performance - but at a serious cost to long-term health. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - December 14, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Sickle cell anaemiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
People with sickle cell anaemia should be screened for a potentially fatal complication, scientists say. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - October 11, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Ebola and other tropical virusesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BBC News Online examines the facts behind terrifying outbreaks of haemorrhagic fevers in Africa and beyond. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - September 12, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

DystoniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is an incurable neurological movement disorder thought to affect at least 40,000 in the UK alone. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 25, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

PneumoniaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a common respiratory disease, and kills around one in 20 people who contract it. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 6, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

HysterectomyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A hysterectomy is a major surgical procedure, involving removal of the uterus. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - February 12, 2007 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Lymphatic filariasisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a severely disfiguring disease which affects 120m around the world. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - November 14, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Group B streptococcus infectionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Group B streptococcus is the most common cause of life-threatening infections in newborn babies in the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - September 1, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Irritable bowel syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a common and painful disorder about which relatively little is still known. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - September 1, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

PasteurellosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
What is rabbit flu and how can it infect humans? (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - August 21, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Hot weather risksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hot weather is affecting the UK, Europe and the United States. While most enjoy the summer sun, high temperatures can pose a signficant risk to health. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - July 28, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Multiple sclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is an incurable degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system. Drugs are available to treat the symptoms but they are very expensive, and not universally available on the NHS. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - June 5, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Sleep disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Trouble sleeping is a very common problem - and there are a variety of reasons why people can't get a sound night's rest. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - May 18, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

AnaesthesiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a key part of the preparation for any operation. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - May 2, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Clinical trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - April 3, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

SaltEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is an essential component of a healthy diet, but many scientists believe too much can cause serious health problems such as stroke and heart disease. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 22, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Menstrual problemsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
are one of the four most common reasons why women of a reproductive age see their GP. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 20, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Q&A: ObesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obesity is a major issue around the world, and as more and more people put on excess weight it is a problem that is only likely to get worse. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 17, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

CataractsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One in three people over the age of 65 has a cataract. Left untreated cataracts can significantly impair vision. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 17, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

COPD (respiratory disease)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists are developing a treatment for a form of lung disease which is one of the UK's biggest killers. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 14, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

LupusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a disease that can affect many parts of the body and occurs when the immune system - the body's natural defence against infections - goes wrong. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 14, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

PsoriasisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A plant extract could signal a breakthrough in the treatment of a skin condition blighting the lives of one million sufferers in the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 9, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

EczemaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
US authorities have ruled two eczema creams should carry warnings that they may increase the risk of cancer. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 9, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

AcneEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is an inflammatory skin condition that causes spots. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - March 9, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

HivEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
HIV has killed millions of people world-wide since it was first identified as a threat to public health more than 20 years ago. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - February 27, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

HypertensionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
, or high blood pressure, can lead to serious complications, including heart attacks. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - February 23, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
and its complications can kill, but most healthy people can shake it off in a few days. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - January 10, 2006 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Health Source Type: consumer

Hepatitis CEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a virus which can cause serious liver problems. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - October 25, 2005 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: Medical notes Source Type: consumer

Burns and scaldsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
How to avoid and treat burns and scalds. (Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | Medical notes | UK Edition - September 15, 2005 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: A-B Source Type: consumer