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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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Age-related macular degeneration
BBC — Age-related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of blindness AMD is the commonest cause of blindness in the UK. We explain the differences between wet and dry AMD, their causes and treatments, and how to minimise your risk. In time, ...More…
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What is osteoporosis?
BBC — About three million people in the UK have osteoporosis, and every year more than 230,000 fractures occur because of it. One in two women and one in five men over the age of 50 will have a fracture mainly as a result of the condition. Osteoporosis ...More…
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Ectropion and entropion
BBC — A feature on ectropion, looking at what it is and how to deal with it As we age, our skin and the tissue beneath it becomes more lax. If this occurs to the muscles around the eyes, the eyelids may rotate inwards or outwards. If the lower eyelid ...More…
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Possible future treatments
BBC — Many people assume a loss of mental agility is an evitable part of ageing. In fact, there's no reason why the mind shouldn't remain sharp. But, like any other organ, the brain is susceptible to disease, which can lead to dementia. The older a ...More…
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
BBC — CJD is a rare disease that causes degeneration of nervous tissues, for example in the brain and spinal cord. CJD is a prion disease. Prions are infectious disease-causing agents that consist of a modified protein (unlike bacteria, for example, ...More…
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia
BBC — Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the name given to enlargement of the prostate gland. It isn't cancerous or associated with prostate cancer, but the cause remains unknown. Enlargement of the prostate gland can obstruct the normal flow of ...More…
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Polycystic kidney disease
BBC — In PKD, fluid-filled cysts develop in the kidneys. It's one of the most common inherited disorders and the fourth commonest cause of kidney failure. There are two types of inherited PKD. The more common type is autosomal dominant PKD, which ...More…
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Prostate cancer
BBC — Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the UK, accounting for almost a quarter of male cancers. Each year, nearly 35,000 men are diagnosed and more than 10,000 die from the disease. The prostate gland is located below the bladder and ...More…
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Parkinson's disease
BBC — Because Parkinson's disease attacks the part of the brain that controls our movements, it affects activities we take for granted, such as talking, walking, swallowing and writing. Parkinson's is a degenerative disease of the brain that affects ...More…
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Hypothermia
BBC — Hypothermia, which can be fatal, occurs when the body's internal temperature drops below normal. Hypothermia is classified as a temperature below 35°C (96°F). Watch out for the 'umbles': stumbles, mumbles, fumbles and grumbles. These are ...More…