Health A to Z
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A
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abortion
- Abscess
- Acne
- Acute cholecystitis
- Addison's disease
- Agoraphobia
- Allergic rhinitis
- Allergies
- Allopurinol
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Alzheimer's disease
- Amitriptyline
- Amlodipine
- Anabolic steroid misuse
- Angina
- Ankle pain
- Anorexia nervosa
- Antacids
- Antibiotics
- Antidepressants
- Antifungal medicines
- Antihistamines
- Anxiety disorders in children
- Anxiety - tips and self-help
- Aortic dissection
- Appendicitis
- Arthroscopy (keyhole surgery for joints)
- Asthma
- Asthma in babies and children
- Athlete's foot
B
- Babies who are small or growing slowly
- Back pain
- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
- Beta Blockers
- Binge eating disorder (BED)
- Bipolar disorder
- Bird flu (avian influenza)
- Black eye
- Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
- Blocked (plugged) duct while breastfeeding
- Blood clots
- Blood clots in pregnancy
- Blood tests
- Blood transfusion
- Boils and carbuncles
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bowel cancer
- Bowel polyps
- Bowel screening - BowelScreen
- Bow legs and knock knees in children
- Braxton Hicks contractions
- Breast cancer in men
- Breast cancer in women
- Breast lumps
- Breast pain
- Breast screening - BreastCheck
- Breech presentation
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchodilators
- Bulimia
- Bunions
C
- Cancer
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Catarrh
- C. auris
- C. diff
- Cellulitis
- Cervical cancer
- Cervical screening - CervicalCheck
- Chemotherapy - Overview
- Chest infection
- Chest pain
- Chickenpox
- Children’s weight
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
- Circumcision in boys
- Circumcision in men
- Clinical depression
- Clopidogrel
- Coeliac disease
- Colds, coughs and viral infections in children
- Cold sores
- Colic in babies
- Colposcopy
- Common cold
- Common illnesses
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Constipation in children
- Constipation in pregnancy
- Contact dermatitis
- Contraception and menopause
- COPD
- Corns and calluses
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Coronary heart disease (CHD)
- Cot death
- Cough
- COVID-19 (coronavirus)
- CPE
- Crohn’s disease
- Croup in babies and children
- Cystic fibrosis
- Cystitis
- Cystoscopy
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy
D
- Dandruff
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dehydration
- Delayed periods
- Dementia with Lewy bodies
- Dengue (dengue fever)
- Dental abscess
- Diabetes
- Diabetes and pregnancy
- Diabetic retina screening - Diabetic RetinaScreen
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diarrhoea and vomiting
- Diarrhoea in babies and children
- Diazepam
- Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
- Dizziness
- Dizziness and fainting in pregnancy
- Drink spiking and date rape drugs
- Dry eyes
- Dry mouth
- Duloxetine
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Dysentery
E
- Earache
- Ear infections
- Early menopause
- Early or delayed puberty
- Earwax build-up
- Eating disorders
- Echocardiogram
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Eczema
- Eczema in babies and children
- Elbow and arm pain
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Emollients
- Endometriosis
- Endoscopy
- Erectile dysfunction (impotence)
- Erythema multiforme
- ESBLs
- Escitalopram
- Esomeprazole
- Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis)
- Excessive thirst
F
- Fabricated or induced illness by caregivers
- Fainting
- Farting (flatulence)
- Febrile seizures
- Feeling sick (nausea)
- Female sterilisation
- Ferrous fumarate
- Fertility problems and treatments
- Fever in adults
- Flat feet in children
- Flu
- Folic acid
- Food Allergy
- Food intolerance
- Food poisoning
- Foot drop
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Frozen shoulder
- Fungal nail infection
- Furosemide
G
H
- Haemochromatosis
- Hair loss
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
- Hand pain
- Hand tendon repair
- Hay fever
- Headaches in pregnancy
- Head injury and concussion
- Head lice and nits
- Healthcare associated infections
- Heart attack
- Heartburn and acid reflux
- Heartburn and indigestion in pregnancy
- Heat exhaustion and heatstroke
- Heat exhaustion and heatstroke in children
- Heavy periods
- Heel pain
- Heel prick screening
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes in newborn babies (neonatal herpes)
- Hiatus hernia
- Hiccups
- Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- High blood pressure in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia
- High cholesterol
- High temperature - fever in children
- Hip replacement
- Hives
- Hoarding disorder
- Home oxygen therapy
- Homocystinuria
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Hot flushes
- How to check your breasts
- How to clean your hands
- How to deal with panic attacks
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Hypochondria - health anxiety
I
L
M
- Malaria
- Male menopause
- Malnutrition
- Mastectomy
- Mastitis while breastfeeding
- Mastoiditis
- Measles
- Medically unexplained symptoms
- Medicines
- Memory loss (amnesia)
- Meningitis and septicaemia in children and babies
- Menopause
- Metallic taste
- Metformin
- Migraine
- Mirtazapine
- Miscarriage
- Molar pregnancy
- Moles
- Morning sickness
- Motion sickness
- Mouth ulcers
- Mpox (monkeypox)
- MRSA
- Mumps
- Munchausen's syndrome
N
O
P
- Pacemaker
- Pain in the ball of the foot
- Pain in the bottom of the foot
- Pain in the top of the foot
- Panic disorder
- Pantoprazole
- Paracetamol
- Paracetamol for children
- Parvovirus ('slapped cheek disease') and pregnancy
- Paxlovid
- Peak flow test
- Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy
- Penile cancer
- Penis problems
- Perforated eardrum
- Perindopril
- Period pain
- Period problems
- Periods
- Phobias
- Piles (haemorrhoids)
- Pilonidal sinus
- Pins and needles
- Pityriasis rosea
- Pityriasis versicolor
- Placenta praevia (low-lying placenta)
- Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) in babies
- Plantar fasciitis
- Pleurisy
- Pneumonia
- Polio
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Positional talipes (TEV) in newborn babies
- Postmenopausal bleeding
- Postnatal depression
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Pre-diabetes
- Prednisolone
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pregabalin
- Pressure ulcers
- Problems swallowing pills
- Psoriasis
- Psychosis
- Pulmonary rehabilitation - exercise and education programme
R
S
- Salbutamol inhaler
- Salivary gland stones
- Scabies
- Scarlet fever
- Schizophrenia
- Sciatica
- Scurvy
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sepsis
- Sertraline
- Shingles
- Shin splints
- Shortness of breath
- Shoulder pain
- Sinusitis (sinus infection)
- Skin cancer (melanoma)
- Skin cancer (non-melanoma)
- Skin problems during pregnancy
- Slapped cheek syndrome
- Sleep paralysis
- Sleepwalking
- Smelly urine
- Snoring
- Social anxiety (social phobia)
- Sore or dry lips
- Sore or white tongue
- Sore ribs in pregnancy
- Sore throat
- Sotrovimab (Xevudy)
- Spirometry
- Spotting during early pregnancy
- Sprains and strains
- Staph infection
- Statins
- Steroid inhalers
- Steroid injections
- Steroid nasal sprays
- Steroids
- Steroid tablets
- Sticky eyes in babies and toddlers
- Stillbirth
- Stomach ache
- Stomach pain and cramps in pregnancy
- Stomach ulcer
- Stopped or missed periods
- Strep A (Group A streptococcus)
- Strep B (group B streptococcus)
- Stretch marks in pregnancy
- Stye
- Sunburn
- Surfer's ear
- Swollen ankles, feet and fingers in pregnancy
- Swollen ankles, feet and legs (oedema)
- Swollen glands
T
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
- TEST COMPONENTS (DO NOT DELETE)
- Threadworms
- Thrush in pregnancy
- Thumb and wrist pain after having a baby
- Tinnitus
- Tiredness and fatigue in pregnancy
- Toe pain
- Tongue-tie and breastfeeding
- Tonsillitis
- Topical corticosteroids
- Torticollis (wry neck) in babies
- Tremor or shaking hands
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes