Minor Ailments
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Allergies The term allergy is used to describe a response, within the body, to a substance, which is not necessarily harmful in itself, but results in an immune response and a reaction that causes symptoms and disease in a predisposed person, which in turn can cause inconvenience, or a great deal of misery. |
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Asthma is a condition that causes the airways to become inflamed and obstructed, so that breathing is difficult at times. |
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Chronic Bronchitis is a disabling breathing condition usually related to smoking. |
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Coeliac disease (pronounced see-liac, spelt celiac disease in other countries) is an autoimmune disease. Gluten, which is found in wheat, barley and rye triggers an immune reaction in people with coeliac disease. This means that eating gluten damages the lining of the small intestine. Other parts of the body may be affected. |
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Dementia is a condition where there is memory impairment, personality deterioration, slowed thinking and emotional changes. |
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Depression can have many effects on a persons life. Find out what Depression is and how it can affect your life. |
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Diabetes occurs when the body fails to regulate the amount of sugar in the blood. |
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Epilepsy is a condition in which fits (seizures) recur. |
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Heart disease is the single commonest cause of premature death in the |
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Mental Health problems are common and disabling. http://www.mind.org.uk/about |
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Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological condition. People with Parkinson's don't have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it takes longer to do things. The loss of nerve cells in the brain causes the symptoms of Parkinson’s to appear. |
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