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SENIORS' HEALTH

			As we get older we become more prone to being affected by illness that affect both body and mind but that doesn't mean that we are not allowed to lead a happy and healthy life. Use this section to find out more about how to deal with these conditions.

Bone health
Arthritis
Lumbago (lower back pain)
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and its treatment
Osteoporosis: preventing falls

Diabetes
Blood glucose levels
Diabetes
Diabetes (Who does what?)
Diabetes treatments (Overview)
Diabetic kidney disease
Diabetic neuropathy
Diabetic retinopathy
Diet and diabetes
Exercise and diabetes
Facts about insulin treatment
Know your numbers
Living with diabetes
Oral treatments to control blood sugar levels
Type 1 diabetes (Insulin-dependent diabetes)
Type 2 diabetes (Non-insulin dependent diabetes)

Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (Impotence)
ED and diabetes
ED and heart disease
Erectile dysfunction (Discussing it with your partner)
FAQS on ED
Psychological aspects of ED

General health
Age-related macular degeneration
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (Benign enlargement of the prostate)
Cataracts
Cystitis
Foot and leg ulcers
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (Acid reflux)
Glaucoma
Gout (Podagra or uric acid)
Insomnia
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Liver cancer
Male hair loss
Mammography
Ménière's disease
Migraine
Pneumonia
Prostate cancer
Shingles (Herpes zoster)
The menopause
Tinnitus
Urinary incontinence in women
Varicose veins

Heart health
Angina
Atherosclerosis (Arteriosclerosis)
Blood pressure measurement
Cardiovascular risk
Cholesterol
Coronary thrombosis (Heart attack)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
Heart failure
Heart valve disease
Hypertension (High blood pressure)
Maximise your heart health
Pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (Pre-eclampsia)
Statin treatment to reduce cardiovascular risk
Stroke (Cerebrovascular accident)
Vascular disease

Medicines
Are your medicines disrupting your sex life?
Branded and generic medicines
How to use your corticosteroid cream/ointment
How to use your ear drops
How to use your eye drops
How to use your eye ointment
How to use your nasal drops
How to use your nasal spray
How to use your peak flow meter
How to use your pessaries
How to use your skin patches
How to use your spacer device
How to use your suppossitories
Medication and elderly people
Naming of medicines
Taking medication

Mental health
Alzheimer's disease
Anxiety disorders
Dementia
Depression (Overview)
Depression in the elderly
Parkinson's disease

Respiratory
Acute bronchitis
Allergy
Asthma
Asthma (Reducing your exposure to triggers)
Asthma (The importance of keeping a daily asthma diary)
Asthma (The importance of taking your medication)
Bad breath (Halitosis)
Cancer of nasopharynx
Cancer of the larynx
Chronic bronchitis or emphysema, COPD
Hay fever and allergic perennial rhinitis
Laryngitis
Lung cancer
Nasal polyps
Sinusitis
Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
Sore throat

Smoking cessation
Medicines to help you quit
Methods for quitting
Nicotine and withdrawal symptoms
Smoking (Cutting down or quitting)
Smoking (Health risks)
Smoking (Psychological and social influences)
Tips for quitting

The materials in this web site are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor. The web site does not have answers to all problems. Answers to specific problems may not apply to everyone. If you notice medical symptoms or feel ill, you should consult your doctor - for further information see our Terms and conditions.

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