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Understanding vitiligo: symptoms, causes, and treatment options
Vitiligo is a skin condition that causes patches of your skin to lose their colour (pigmentation).
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Food allergies: what are they and how are they treated?
Food allergies occur when your body’s immune system overreacts to harmless substances (allergens) you ingest.
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The best foods to help improve your digestive system
The digestive system breaks down the food you eat, allowing your body to absorb the energy and nutrients it contains.
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When and how to follow a gluten-free diet
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, and consequently, is found in many foods.
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Managing high blood pressure: seven tips to lower your blood pressure
Around a quarter of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, which is also known as hypertension.
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Eight tips to help manage and reduce stress
Everyone experiences stress at some point for many different reasons.
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The importance of a good night's sleep
A good night’s sleep is vital for our physical and mental health.
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What you need to know about gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK.
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Bleeding after sex: is it normal and what could it mean?
Bleeding after sex is not normal. If you experience bleeding after sex, you should see your GP to find out the cause.
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How to get rid of piles
Piles, also known as haemorrhoids, are swellings that develop inside your back passage (rectum) or around your bottom (anus).
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Type 1 diabetes: symptoms, complications and treatment
Almost six million people in the UK have diabetes; however, fewer than one in 10 of these individuals have type 1 diabetes.
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Your hormones and your health: the effects of hormones and hormone imbalances
Hormones are chemical messengers that are released into your blood where they travel to various organs, glands or tissues.
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How does menopause affect your heart health?
After menopause, the risk of heart disease in women rises.
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Heart disease: everything you need to know
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
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What you need to know about Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive condition that damages the brain. It is part of a group of diseases called neurodegenerative diseases.
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What is neuropathic pain and how is it treated?
Neuropathic pain is caused by damage or disease of your sensory nerves and affects around one in 10 people in the UK.
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Five ways counselling can help your wellbeing
Talking therapy can help improve your mental health and emotional wellbeing – as well as your physical health.
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Coping with grief after a bereavement
Almost everyone will experience grief at some point in their life and it is often most keenly felt after the loss of a loved one.
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The effects of fast food on your body and health
Regularly eating lots of fast food can have both short and long-term effects on your physical health.
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Diet and lifestyle: six tips to reduce your risk of cancer
There are over 350,000 cases of cancer each year in the UK and one in two people will develop some form of it during their lifetime.
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Prostate cancer: from symptoms to robotic-assisted prostate surgery
Around one in eight men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it currently the most common cancer diagnosis in the UK.
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