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Breathlessness
Breathlessness and wheezing, also known as dyspnoea or difficulty breathing, may be a symptom of heart and lung diseases like COPD and emphysema.
17 May 2005
Preventing Cancer: Alcohol
Alcohol and Cancer Information: Alcohol consumption and cancer. Prevention of cancer caused by alcohol consumption. Alcohol abuse and its side effeccts, including the incresed risk…
15 Apr 2005
Male sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction; impotence)
Male sexual dysfunction, also called erectile dysfunction or impotence, is characterised by a man not being able to get or maintain an erection for sex.
15 Jun 2004
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS; Lou Gehrig’s disease; Charcot's disease)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a motor neuron disease. It attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles. The muscles become paralysed.
21 Feb 2004
Mad cow disease (Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, transmissible spongiform encephalopathy; new variant CJD)
Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE) causes dementia and movement disorders. One cause is eating beef contaminated with BSE.
29 Dec 2003
Suicide and attempted suicide (deliberate self-harm)
Suicide refers to intentionally killing oneself. Risk factors include mental disorders such as depression, substance abuse or schizophrenia.
09 Jul 2003
Dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorder is a psychological condition in which consciousness, memory, identity or perception are disrupted e.g. multiple personality disorder.
08 Jul 2003
