Daily Archives: 2025-07-29

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Recovery Prevention Coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually diagnosed after a risk assessment and some further tests. Risk assessment If a GP thinks you…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Recovery Prevention Coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually caused by a build-up of fatty deposits (atheroma) on the walls of the arteries around the heart…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Recovery Prevention Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death in the UK and worldwide. CHD is sometimes called ischaemic heart disease or coronary…

Corns and calluses are hard or thick areas of skin that can be painful. They're not often serious. There are things you can try to ease them yourself. Symptoms of…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment If the substance causing your contact dermatitis can be identified and avoided, your symptoms should improve and may even clear up completely. There are…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment A GP can usually diagnose contact dermatitis from the appearance of your skin and by asking about your symptoms. They'll want to know when…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Contact dermatitis occurs when your skin reacts to a particular substance. This can be either: an irritant – a substance that directly damages the outer layer…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Contact dermatitis affects the skin. The type of skin symptoms you get can depend on whether the dermatitis is caused by an irritant or…

Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Contact dermatitis is a type of eczema triggered by contact with a particular substance. Eczema is the name for a group of conditions that cause skin…

Constipation is where you have changes to how you poo, including not pooing as often or finding it hard to poo. It's common and it affects people of all ages.…