Health A-Z
Conditions and Treatments
This is your jumping off point to find information on a wide range of health issues. The links found under the alphabetical categories above will take you to the relevant pages of NHS Choices, the UK’s biggest health website. NHS Choices includes around 20,000 regularly updated articles. It provides a comprehensive health information service and helps to put you in control of your healthcare. The website helps you make choices about your health—for example, decisions about your lifestyle, such as smoking, drinking and exercise.
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- Anabolic steroid abuse
- Anaemia, iron deficiency
- Anaemia, vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
- Anaesthesia
- Anal cancer
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Anal itching
- Anaphylaxis
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Aneurysm, abdominal aortic
- Aneurysm, brain
- Anger management
- Angina
- Angioedema
- Angiography
- Angioplasty, coronary
- Ankle, broken
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anorexia nervosa
- Antacid medicines
- Antenatal care
- Antibiotics, macrolide
- Antibiotics, penicillins
- Anticoagulant medicines
- Antidepressants
- Antifungal medicines
- Antihistamines
- Anti-inflammatories, non-steroidal
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Antiplatelets, aspirin, low dose
- Antiplatelets, clopidogrel
- Anxiety
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Ap
Ar
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At
Au
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
- Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD)
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Ba
- Back pain continued…
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Bad breath
- Baker’s cyst
- Balanitis
Bc
Be
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia continued…
- Beta blockers
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- Bipolar disorder continued…
- Bird flu
- Birth control
- Birth control continued…
- Birthmarks
- Bites
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- Black eye
- Blackheads
- Bladder cancer
- Bladder infection
- Bladder stones
- Bleeding after sex
- Bleeding from the bottom
- Bleeding in the brain
- Blood gases test
- Blood groups
- Blood in the stools
- Blood in the urine
- Blood poisoning
- Blood pressure (high)
- Blood pressure (low)
- Blood tests
- Blood transfusion
- Blushing
Bm
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- Body odour
- Body piercing
- Boils
- Bone cancer (sarcoma)
- Bone cyst
- Bone densitometry scan
- Bone marrow donation
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- Braces (dental)
- Brain abscess
- Brain aneurysm
- Brain death
- Brain haemorrhage
- Brain injury
- Brain tumours
- Breast abscess
- Breast cancer
- Breast discharge
- Breast enlargement in men
- Breast implants
- Breast lump
- Breast pain, cyclical
- Breast reduction
- Breastfeeding
- Breathing difficulty
- Breathlessness
- Brittle bones
- Broken ankle
- Broken arm
- Broken collarbone
- Broken hip
- Broken nose
- Broken ribs
- Broken toe
- Broken tooth
- Broken wrist
- Bromhidrosis (body odour)
- Bromodosis (smelly feet)
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchodilator medicines
- Bruised ribs
- Bruising
- Bruxism
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- Caesarean section
- Café-au-lait spots
- Cancer
- Anal cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Bone cancer (sarcoma)
- Brain tumours
- Breast cancer (female)
- Breast cancer (male)
- Caring for someone with cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Colon, rectum or bowel cancer
- Endometrial cancer
- Eye cancer
- Find cancer support services
- Gallbladder cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Laryngeal (larynx) cancer
- Leukaemia, acute lymphoblastic
- Leukaemia, acute myeloid
- Cancer continued…
- Leukaemia, chronic lymphocytic
- Leukaemia, chronic myeloid
- Leukaemia, hairy cell
- Liver cancer
- Living with cancer
- Lung cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Molar pregnancy
- Mouth cancer
- Multiple myeloma
- Nasopharyngeal cancer
- Neuroendocrine tumours
- Nose and sinus cancer
- Oesophageal cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Penile cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Radiotherapy
- Skin cancer (melanoma)
- Skin cancer (non-melanoma)
- Stomach cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Cancer continued…
- Candidiasis (thrush)
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Carcinoid tumours
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Caring for someone
- Carotid endarterectomy
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cartilage damage
- Cataracts
- Catarrh
- Cavernoma
- Cavernous sinus thrombosis
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Cf
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- Chalazion
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Chemotherapy
- Chest infection, adult
- Chest pain
- Chicken skin
- Chickenpox
- Chilblains
- Child health
- Child health continued…
- Chipped tooth
- Chiropractic
- Chlamydia
- Chloride test
- Cholecystectomy
- Cholecystitis, acute
- Cholera
- Cholesterol, high
- Cholesterol-lowering medicines, statins
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chorionic villus sampling
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic kidney disease
- Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Cj
Cl
Cm
Co
- Coccydinia
- Coeliac disease
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Coil
- Cold
- Cold sore
- Colic
- Collarbone injury
- Colon cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Colostomy
- Colour vision deficiency
- Colposcopy
- Coma
- Combined contraceptive pill
- Community acquired pneumonia
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Computerised tomography
- Concussion
- Condoms (male and female)
- Congenital cataracts
- Congenital heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Conjunctivitis, allergic
- Conjunctivitis, infective
- Consent to treatment
- Constipation
- Contact dermatitis
- Contraception
- Combined contraceptive pill
- Condoms
- Contraceptive implants and injections
- Contraceptive patch
- Diaphragms and caps
- Emergency contraceptive pill
- Female sterilisation
- Find sexual health services
- Intrauterine device (IUD)
- Intrauterine system (IUS)
- Male contraceptive pill
- Progestogen only pill
- Sexual health
- Vasectomy
- COPD
- Cornea transplant
- Corns and calluses
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery bypass
- Coronary heart disease
- Cortical death
- Corticobasal degeneration
- Corticosteroid preparations (topical)
- Corticosteroids
- Cosmetic surgery
- Cot death
- Couch to 5K
- Cough
- Counselling
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Cv
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- Deafness
- Deafness and blindness
- Decongestant drugs
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dehydration
- Dementia
- Dengue
- Dental decay
- Dentists
- Dentists continued…
- Dentures (false teeth)
- Depression
- Depression continued…
- Dermatochalasis
- Detached retina
- Developmental coordination disorder
- Devic’s disease
- DEXA scan
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- Diarrhoea continued…
- Diet
- Differential test
- Digestive health
- Digestive health continued…
- Digital rectal examination
- Dilatation and curettage (D&C)
- Diphtheria
- Diphyllobothrium latum
- Diplopia
- Disability
- Discoid eczema
- Dislocated shoulder
- Disorders of sex development
- Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
- Dizziness
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- Drug misuse continued…
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Dw
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Dy
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- Eating disorders continued…
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- Eczema continued…
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Ej
Ek
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- Exercise continued…
- Exercise continued…
- Exophthalmos
- Expert patients programme (EPP)
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- Fertility continued…
- Fever, childhood
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- Fitness continued…
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- Food and diet continued…
- Food poisoning
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- Gastroenteritis continued…
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Gastroscopy, diagnostic
- Gastroscopy, therapeutic
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- Genital herpes continued…
- Genital warts
- Genital warts continued…
- German measles
- Gestational diabetes
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- Haemangioma
- Haematuria
- Haemochromatosis
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilus influenzae type b
- Haemorrhage, brain
- Haemorrhoids (piles)
- Hair loss (alopecia)
- Hairy body or face
- Hairy cell leukaemia
- Halitosis (bad breath)
- Hallux valgus
- Hand tendon, repair
- Hand, foot and mouth disease
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- Head and neck cancer
- Head injury, minor
- Head injury, severe
- Head lice
- Headaches
- Healthcare abroad
- Healthy eating
- Hearing aids
- Hearing and vision tests for children
- Hearing impairment
- Hearing tests
- Heart disease, congenital
- Heart health
- Heartburn
- Antacid medicines
- Heartburn in pregnancy
- Heat exhaustion and heatstroke
- Heat rash
- Heel pain
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis continued…
- Herceptin
- Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
- Hernia
- Herpes simplex eye infections
- Herpes simplex virus
- Herpes zoster virus
- Herpes, genital
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- Hydatidiform mole
- Hydrocephalus
- Hydronephrosis
- Hydrophobia
- Hymenolepis
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Hyperglycaemia
- Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypermetropia
- Hypermobility
- Hyperopia
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
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Il
Im
- Impotence continued…
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- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Antacid medicines
- Indigestion (dyspepsia) in pregnancy
- Indoor allergy (perennial allergic rhinitis)
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Infertility
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Influenza (flu)
- Ingrown toenail
- Inguinal hernia
- Inquest
- Insect bites
- Insect stings
- Insomnia
- Insulin-dependent diabetes
- Intensive care
- Intersex conditions
- Intrauterine device (IUD)
- Intrauterine insemination
- Intrauterine system (IUS)
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It
Iu
Iv
J-L
Ja
Je
Jo
Ka
Ke
Ki
- Kidney disease, chronic continued…
- Kidney health
- Kidney infection
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Ko
Ky
La
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Laparoscopy
- Laryngeal (larynx) cancer
- Laryngitis
- Laryngotracheitis
- Lateral epicondylitis
Ld
Le
Li
Lo
Lu
- Lung cancer continued…
- Lung transplant
- Lupus
Ly
- Lymphoma continued…
M-O
Ma
- Macular degeneration
- Mad cow disease
- Magnesium test
- Magnetic resonance imaging scan
- Malaria
- Male breast cancer
Me
- ME
- Measles
- Medial tibial stress syndrom
- Median nerve compression
- Medical research
- Medicines information
- Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
- Meibomian cyst
- Melanoma
- Memory loss
- Men C vaccination
- Mental health continued…
- Mesothelioma
- Metatarsalgia
- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
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Mi
Mm
Mo
- Motor neurone disease continued…
- Mountain sickness
- Mouth cancer
- Mouth ulcer
- Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
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Ms
Mu
- Multiple sclerosis continued…
- Mumps
- Munchausen’s syndrome
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- Nocturnal enuresis
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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- Obesity continued…
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
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Oe
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- Organ donation continued…
- Organ donation continued…
- Orthodontics
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- Pacemaker implantation
- Paget’s disease of the nipple
- Paget’s disease
- Pain
- Pain, shoulder
- Painkillers, ibuprofen
- Painkillers, paracetamol
- Palpitations
- Pancolitis
- Pancreas transplant
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatitis, acute
- Pancreatitis, chronic
- Pandemic flu
- Panic disorder
- Paracetamol
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Pe
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pelvic pain
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Penicillin
- Penile cancer
- Penis health
- Peptic ulcer
- Perforated eardrum
- Peritonitis
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Pernicious anaemia
- Persistent trophoblastic disease
- Persistent vegetative state
- Personality disorder
- Pertussis
- PET scan
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- Phobias continued…
- Phosphate test
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Pn
Po
- Poisoning
- Polipteal cyst
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal dominant (ADPKD)
- Polycystic kidney disease, autosomal recessive (ARPKD)
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polyps, nose
- Port wine stain
- Positron emission tomography
- Post polio syndrome
- Postherpetic neuralgia
- Post-mortem
- Postnatal depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Potassium test
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- Pregnancy planner continued…
- Premature ejaculation
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Preoperative tests
- Pre-school booster
- Pressure ulcers
- Priapism
- Prickly heat
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Prion disease
- Progestogen only pill
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Prolapse of the uterus
- Prolapsed disc
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate disease
- Pruritus ani
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Pt
Pu
Py
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Qu
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Re
- Reactive arthritis
- Recovery position
- Rectal bleeding
- Rectal cancer
- Rectal examination
- Red blood count
- Red eye
- Reflux
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Renal transplant
- Renin test
- Repair to tendon (hand)
- Repetitive strain injury
- Research and clinical trials
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Respiratory tract infection
- Respite care
- Restless legs syndrome
- Restricted growth
- Retinal detachment
- Retinoblastoma (eye cancer in children)
- Reye’s syndrome
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- Rheumatoid arthritis continued…
- Rhinitis, allergic
Ri
- Ringworm continued…
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Ru
S-U
Sa
- Salpingo-oophorectomy
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarcoma (bone cancer)
- Sarcoma, Ewing’s
- Sarcoma, Kaposi’s
- Sarcoma, soft tissue
- SARS
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Se
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Seasonal allergic rhinitis
- Seasonal flu
- Seasonal flu jab
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Self care
- Self-harm
- Sepsis
- Septic shock
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Si
Sj
Sk
Sl
Sm
Sn
So
- Sore throat continued…
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- Sports injuries continued…
- Sports injuries continued…
- Sprains and strains
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Ss
St
- Stammering
- Staphylococcal infections
- Statins
- Steatosis
- Stem cell transplant
- Sterilisation
- Steroid abuse
- Stiff neck
- Stillbirth
- Stings, insect
- Stings, marine creatures
- Stings, sea creatures
- STIs
- Stoma
- Stomach ache
- Stomach cancer
- Stomach cramps
- Stomach ulcer
- Strawberry mark
- Strep throat
- Streptococcal infections
- Stress
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Sy
Ta
Tb
Td
Te
- Tenosynovitis
- TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
- Tension-type headaches
- Termination of pregnancy
- Terry’s nails
- Testicles, undescended
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Ti
To
- Toothache continued…
- Torticollis
- Total protein test
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Tr
- Tracheostomy
- Trachoma
- Traction
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- Transient ischaemic attack
- Transsexualism
- Transurethral resection of the prostate
- Travel health
- Travel health continued…
- Travel health continued…
- Tremor (essential)
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Trichomoniasis
- Trichotillomania
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Trigger finger
- Trophoblastic disease
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Ty
Ul
Un
Up
Ur
Ut
Uv
V-Z
Va
- Vaccinations
- BCG (tuberculosis) vaccination
- Chickenpox (varicella) vaccination
- DTaP/IPV (pre-school) booster
- DTaP/IPV/Hib (5-in-1) vaccination
- Hepatitis B
- Hib/Men C booster
- HPV vaccination
- Men C vaccination
- MMR
- Pneumococcal vaccination
- Seasonal flu jab
- Td/IPV (3-in-1) booster
- Travel vaccinations
- Vaccines for kids
- Vagina, sore and swollen
- Vaginal cancer
- Vaginal discharge
- Vaginismus
- Vaginitis
- Varicella (chickenpox) vaccination
- Varicose eczema
- Varicose veins
- Vasectomy
