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What is swine flu ?
BBC — Swine influenza (or flu) is normally found in pigs, but does occasionally occur in humans. There had been no human cases detected in the UK in the last ten years until the outbreak that started recently in Mexico affecting some UK ...More…
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Blood clots
BBC — Each year more than one in every thousand people in the UK develops a blood clot in a vein, known as a venous thrombosis. For as many as 25,000, the clot will prove fatal; more deaths than from breast cancer, HIV and road traffic accidents ...More…
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Common cold
BBC — Colds are the commonest infection - most adults have at least two to three colds each year, while children have as many as six to eight. There are more than 200 different viruses that cause colds and this is one of the reasons we get so many. Top ...More…
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Dehydration
BBC — Most people get dehydrated from time to time, and usually it's easily corrected. But occasionally, when a lack of fluids puts the body under additional strain, it can have tragic consequences. Water makes up around 70 per cent of the human body. ...More…
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Libido - relationship issues
Better Health — Libido means sex drive. Sexual desire varies enormously from one person to the next and there is no Libido means sex drive. The desire for sex varies enormously from one person to the next. Desire also varies depending on your circumstances at a ...More…
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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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Breast reconstruction and mastectomy
Better Health — Breast cancer treatment may include a full or part mastectomy. Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy may be chosen by some women. A nipple reconstruction is best performed at least three months after breast reconstruction surgery. Breast and ...More…
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Breast implants and your health
Better Health — Breast implants are used to enlarge or reconstruct breasts. Complications may include scarring, swelling, rupture and leakage, and can occur with all forms of breast implants. However, despite a lot of controversy on this issue, there is no ...More…
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Breast implants and mammograms - Better Health Channel.
Better Health — Breast screening mammograms are generally safe for women with breast implants. However, there may be risks. Breast screening mammograms might be less effective in detecting cancer because the implant affects how much breast tissue can be ...More…
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Breast implants - Better Health Channel.
Better Health — Breast implants are used to make healthy breasts bigger. After a mastectomy, breast implants can also reproduce the look of an original breast. Implants may be filled with silicone or saline. Complications of breast augmentation include implant ...More…
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Breast conditions other than breast cancer
Better Health — Most changes in breast tissue or breast lumps are not cancer. Painful breasts, cysts, fibroadenomas, radial scars, microcalcifications and other conditions are usually not cancerous, although some may indicate cancer. Breast x-rays or mammograms ...More…