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WPA has relaunched a NHS top-up cash plan for individuals and companies. Those staying in an NHS hospital can claim towards visitor car-parking costs. Other features include top-up cancer drugs, specialist consultations, second opinions, European cover including air ambulance repatration, 24-7 ...
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis – in fact, it is the most common STI in the UK. If you think you might be infected, it is important to have a test and get appropriate chlamydia treatment as soon as possible. Most GPs and sexual ...
Angina is a crushing pain in the chest that happens when the heart is not getting enough blood and oxygen to carry on beating effectively. The underlying cause is the build up of fatty plaques in the coronary arteries, which narrow the lumen of the blood vessels. Angina attacks usually occur during ...
Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Mrs Eva Weiler-Mithoff, who practices at BMI Ross Hall Hospital, has been chosen as one of the UK’s top 10 breast reconstruction surgeons in a survey conducted by the Daily Mail*.
A patient with tremor has successfully undergone a pioneering form of deep brain lesioning surgery at The London Clinic.
Athlete’s foot, which can also be called tinea pedis, is a fungal infection of the feet caused by Trichophyton and other fungi. It causes scaly, flaky patches on the skin that are often red, sore and unbearably itchy, giving people the incentive to find a quick and effective athlete’s foot ...
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints. In some people, the immune system starts to see molecules and cells in the body as ‘foreign’ rather than ‘self’, and attacks them as if they were an invading bacteria or parasite. We do not yet understand exactly why or ...
Eczema is a skin condition that leaves the skin feeling dry, red and itchy. In severe cases, or during a flare up, the skin can become very inflamed, broken or cracked; it may ooze and be difficult to keep dry, making the skin prone to infection. Around one in five children in the UK need ...
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