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The angioplasty procedure is a highly successful treatment with around 45,000 operations of this type carried out in the UK every year. The technique is used to open out a narrowing artery to prevent it becoming totally blocked and causing a heart attack. If your artery remains open for a year, the ...
You have probably heard the phrases HRT, HRT treatment and hormone replacement therapy – the full name for HRT.
Blepharitis occurs when your eyelids become inflamed. Although it can be uncomfortable, it is not a serious condition and rarely affects eye health or eyesight. However, the soreness can be persistent and annoying. It may have no ‘cure’, but regular blepharitis treatment can reduce the symptoms ...
Bowel cancer is also known as colorectal cancer and is the third most common cancer in Britain. Roughly one in 20 people in the UK will develop this form of cancer and the risk increases with age. Like many cancers, the incidence of bowel cancer is higher in people over the age of 50. Bowel ...
Facet joint pain is a particular type of back pain. It is caused by problems with the facet joints in the spine, so is not muscular in origin, although it does cause muscle spasms. It can then be treated – but not all the treatments that are useful are medical. There is a lot you can do to reduce ...
Insurefor’s Premium annual travel insurance has been voted a best buy by consumer advice magazine Which? The magazine, which is an authority for consumer confidence, recently completed an audit of travel insurance providers and policies where it found Insurefor to be one of the best suppliers ...
Arthritis is a chronic condition characterised by painful, stiff and swollen joints. If you have severe arthritis you are likely to have reduced mobility, disturbed sleep, impaired quality of life, and even depression. There is no ‘standard’ arthritis treatment. The choice of treatment ...
Retinal detachment is quite a rare problem in which the retina at the back of the eye comes away from the tissue underneath. This usually happens because blood or fluid gets underneath when a blood vessel in the eye ruptures, usually as a result of an accident or because of damage to the eye caused ...
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