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Juvenile macular degeneration
BBC — Juvenile macular degeneration causes damage at the centre of the retina in teenagers, children and infants. Most people think macular degeneration is a condition that affects older people, but it can also affect young people. Other types of ...More…
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Wegener's granulomatosis
BBC — This inflammation of the blood vessels can lead to a host of health problems. Prompt treatment is important for people with this inflammation of the blood vessels, which can lead to recurrent sinusitis, lung problems, arthritis and kidney ...More…
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Age-related macular degeneration
BBC — Age-related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of blindness AMD is the commonest cause of blindness in the UK. We explain the differences between wet and dry AMD, their causes and treatments, and how to minimise your risk. In time, ...More…
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Plagiocephaly
BBC — An introduction to plagiocephaly; its symptoms and treatment Babies often have a flattened area of the head from sleeping on their backs, but sometimes there are more complications. The skull isn't perfectly smooth - it's covered with lumps, dips ...More…
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Sjogren's syndrome
BBC — 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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Episcleritis
BBC — Dr Rob Hicks looks at the causes of this form of eye inflammation. The white wall of the eye, called the sclera, is the eye's strong protective outer coat. It's covered by the thin episclera, which contains many blood vessels and provides the ...More…
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Mitochondrial cytopathy
BBC — Explanation about the condition mitochondrial cytopathy Mitochondrial cytopathy There are many different ways that problems with the building blocks of cells can have an effect on the body. The mitochondria are energy-producing structures found ...More…
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
BBC — Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a brain disorder linked to vitamin B1 deficiency. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome causes a loss of specific brain functions due to a lack of vitamin B1, or thiamine, which is an essential vitamin involved in helping the ...More…
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Tiredness in children
BBC — Children get tired through natural liveliness, but sometimes there are other causes. Children get tired just as adults do and that can lead to its own set of problems, but it's usually alleviated by a couple of early nights. Children under five ...More…
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Oral thrush
BBC — Thrush - candida yeasts - can grow and cause infection in the mouth in children and adults. Oral thrush, also known as candidiasis, is an infection of the mouth caused by a yeast called Candida albicans. Oral thrush usually causes white, creamy ...More…
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Trench mouth
BBC — The term 'trench mouth' comes from World War I, when many soldiers developed the infection. It's also known as Vincent's stomatitis or acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis. Trench mouth is a painful bacterial infection and ulceration of ...More…
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Nosebleeds
BBC — There are no obvious causes of nosebleeds but they are very common. A nosebleed - more formally called epistaxis - can occur without any obvious cause. The blood usually comes out through just one nostril, although it may affect both. Fairly ...More…