HEALTH:

How our health is always a good topic of conversation.  I am sure you will find something on here useful. Some of the content has been edited to make it easier to understand and authors are shown where possible.  In Part 1 you can view a list of common and not so common ailments and what to do about them. The links open up in a new window and connect straight to the BUPA website.  In Part 2 you can see 18 neat tricks to teach your body against such things as soothing a burn, curing a toothache, clearing a stuffed nose and more!

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Go To Health Part 1 - BUPA Health Fact Sheets K - Z

 Go To Health Part 2 - 18 Tricks To Teach Your Body

Part 1 : BUPA Health Fact Sheets/ Part 2 : 18 Tricks To Teach Your Body / Part 3: Look After Your Skin

Part 1: BUPA Health Fact Sheets By BUPA © BUPA 1996-2007.  Edited by Frank Parker:     

A - J:

Key: This topic includes an animation This page contains an animation.

A:

Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Abdominoplasty 
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Acne
Acupuncture
Adenoidectomy
ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
AIDS and HIV 
Alcohol (sensible drinking) 
Altitude sickness 
Alzheimer's disease
Amniocentesis 
Anaemia 
Anaemia due to folate deficiency
Anaemia due to iron loss 
Anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency 
Anaesthesia 
Anal fissure
Anger management 
Angina 
Angioplasty  This topic includes an animation 
Ankylosing spondylitis
Anorexia nervosa 
Antenatal care 
Antibiotics 
Antidepressants 
Anxiety disorders 
Aortic aneurysm 
Aromatherapy 
Arrhythmia (palpitations)  This topic includes an animation
Arthritis - osteoarthritis
Arthritis - rheumatoid arthritis 
Arthroscopy - knee 
Assertiveness (improving)
Assisted conception 
Asthma in adults  This topic includes an animation
Asthma in children  This topic includes an animation 
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 
Autism and Asperger's
Avian flu
Avoiding childhood obesity

B:

Baby weaning
Back operation (Laminectomy) 
Back pain 
Beating tiredness 
Bed wetting  
Behaviour management for under 8’s 
Bell’s palsy 
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) 
Bereavement
Bird flu 
Bites and stings 
Bladder tumours 
Blepharoplasty 
Blood pressure (Hypertension) 
Bone marrow transplantation 
Bones and joints: Ankylosing spondylitis 
Bones and joints: Back operation (Laminectomy) 
Bones and joints: Back pain 
Bones and joints: Bone marrow transplantation 
Bones and joints: Carpal tunnel syndrome 
Bones and joints: Chiropractic and osteopathy 
Bones and joints: Fractures 
Bones and joints: Hip replacement  This topic includes an animation 
Bones and joints: Jaw joint problems 
Bones and joints: Knee arthroscopy 
Bones and joints: Knee ligament injuries 
Bones and joints: Knee replacement  This topic includes an animation
Bones and joints: Osteoarthritis 
Bones and joints: Osteoporosis 
Bones and joints: Rheumatoid arthritis 
Bones and joints: Scoliosis 
Bones and joints: Sprained ankle 
Bones and joints: Tennis elbow 
Bones and joints: Upper limb disorders (ULDs) and Repetitive strain syndrome (RSI) 
Bowel cancer 
Brain tumours 
Breast awareness and screening 
Breast cancer 
Breast enlargement 
Breast feeding 
Breast lumps - benign
Breast reduction 
Breast removal - mastectomy 
Bullying  
Bullying at school 
Bulimia nervosa
Bunions
Burns

C:

CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
Cancer: Bladder 
Cancer: Blood (leukaemia) 
Cancer: Bowel
Cancer: Brain
Cancer: Breast 
Cancer: Breast lumps - benign 
Cancer: Breast removal - mastectomy 
Cancer: Cervical 
Cancer: Cervical screening
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Cancer: Lung
Cancer: Mouth 
Cancer: Ovarian 
Cancer: Prostate
Cancer: Radiotherapy
Cancer: Skin
Cancer: Stomach 
Cancer: Testicular 
Cardiovascular system  This topic includes an animation
Caring for surgical wounds
Caring for your child's teeth 
Caring for your teeth
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Car seats / Cataracts  This topic includes an animation 
Cataract surgery  This topic includes an animation 
CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
Cervical cancer
Cervical screening 
Chemotherapy 
Chickenpox 
Childhood obesity 
Children: Adenoidectomy 
Children: ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) 
Children: Asthma in children  This topic includes an animation 
Children: Autism and Asperger's 
Children: Bed wetting (nocturnal enuresis) 
Children: Behaviour management 
Children: Bites and stings 
Children: Breast feeding
Children: Bullying
Children: Bullying at school
Children: Car seats
Children: Chickenpox
Children: Circumcision 
Children: Cleft lip and palate 
Children: Colic 
Children: Crying 
Children: Dental health 
Children: Dyslexia 
Children: Ear infection 
Children: Eczema 
Children: Epilepsy 
Children: Exams 
Children: Fever 
Children: First aid kit 
Children: First aid kit - travel 
Children: Food allergy 
Children: Gastroenteritis 
Children: Hay fever 
Children: Head lice 
Children: Home safety - making your home safe for your toddler 
Children: Immunisation 
Children: MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine 
Children: Obesity
Children: Poisoning 
Children: Prominent ears 
Children: Seizures
Children: Sleep
Children: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Children: Sun care
Children: Tonsillectomy
Children: Weaning 
Chiropractic and osteopathy
Cholera 
Cholesterol - high 
Chronic fatigue syndrome 
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 
Circumcision
CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) 
Cleft lip and palate 
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) 
Colds and flu 
Colic 
Colon cancer
Colonoscopy
Common vaginal conditions
Conjunctivitis 
Contraception - hormonal
Contraception - non-hormonal
COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Coronary angioplasty  This topic includes an animation
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 
Cosmetic surgery: Breast enlargement
 Cosmetic surgery: Breast reduction
Cosmetic surgery: Dental treatments
Cosmetic surgery: Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
Cosmetic surgery: Facelift 
Cosmetic surgery: Laser facial resurfacing 
Cosmetic surgery (Continued): Liposuction 
Cosmetic surgery: Nose re-shaping (rhinoplasty) 
Cosmetic surgery: Prominent ears 
Cosmetic surgery: Skin lesion removal
Cosmetic surgery: Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) 
Cot death (SIDS) 
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) 
Crohn’s disease 
Crying 
CT Scan 
Cystic fibrosis 
Cystoscopy (flexible) 
Cystitis

D:

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 
Dementia 
Dental health: Caring for your child's teeth 
Dental health: Caring for your teeth 
Dental health: Cosmetic dental treatment
Dental health: Dental anxiety 
Dental health: Dental implants
Dental health: Dental injuries 
Dental health: Gum disease 
Dental health: Jaw joint problems 
Dental health: Replacing teeth 
Dental health: Restoring teeth 
Dental health: Root canal therapy 
Dental health: Straightening crooked teeth 
Dental health: Tooth care products
Dental health: Tooth extraction 
Dental health: Tooth whitening 
Dental health: Wisdom teeth removal
Depression
Diabetes in pregnancy 
Diagnosing heart conditions 
Insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetes 
Non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes
 Diet and weight - healthy weight
Diverticular disease
Dizziness 
Down's syndrome 
Drug misuse - recovery 
DVT 
Dyslexia 
Dysmenorrhoea (period pains)
Dyspepsia - indigestion

E:

Ear infection 
Eating healthily 
Eczema 
Emergency life support - first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation 
Endometriosis 
Enlarged prostate 
Epidural 
Epilepsy 
Erectile dysfunction 
Exams 
Exercise 
Eyelid surgery 
Eye surgery - laser

F:

Facelift
Femoral hernia
Fertility treatment
Fever
Fibroids
Fibromyalgia
First aid kit
First aid kit - travel 
First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Emergency life support 
Flexible cystoscopy
Flu and colds 
Folate-deficiency anaemia
Food allergy
Food hygiene
Food poisoning (gastroenteritis) in adults 
Food poisoning (gastroenteritis) in children
Fractures 
Fungal skin infections

G:

Gallbladder removal 
Gallstones
Ganglia 
Gastroenteritis in adults 
Gastroenteritis in children
Gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy)  
Gastroscopy 
Gingivitis
Giving up smoking 
Glandular fever 
Glaucoma
Glue ear (otitis media)  / Gout

H:

Hay fever
Headaches (tension)
Head lice 
Healthy eating 
Healthy weight 
Hearing loss 
Heart Health: Angina 
Heart Health: Aortic aneurysm 
Heart Health: Arrhythmia  (palpitations)  This topic includes an animation
Heart Health: Cardiovascular system  This topic includes an animation
Heart Health: Coronary angioplasty  This topic includes an animation
Heart Health: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 
Heart Health: Heart attack
Heart Health: Heart conditions - diagnosing
Heart Health: Heart failure
Heart Health: Heart health  This topic includes an animation 
Heart Health: Heart valve disease 
Heart Health: Heart valve disease surgery 
Heart Health: Looking after your heart  This topic includes an animation
Hepatitis A
Haemorrhoids
Herbal medicines
Hernia - femoral
Hernia - hiatus
Hernia repair - inguinal 
Hiatus hernia
High blood pressure (hypertension)
High cholesterol
Hip replacement  This topic includes an animation 
HIV and AIDS
Home first aid kit 
Home safety - making your home safe for your toddler
Homeopathy
Hormonal contraception 
Hormone replacement therapy (menopause) 
Huntington's disease 
Hypertension (high blood pressure) 
Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) 
Hypothyroidism (under active thyroid) 
Hysterectomy 
Hysteroscopy

I:

Immunisation - childhood 
Impaired fasting glycaemia 
Impotence (erectile dysfunction) 
Improving assertiveness 
Incontinence in women 
Indigestion 
Infant colic
Infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever)
Influenza
Inguinal hernia 
Insomnia 
Iron-deficiency anaemia 
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) 
IUS (intra-uterine system)

J:

Jaw joint problems
Jet lag