Conditions

Varicose veins are enlarged, swollen veins in the legs. It is common, affecting 30 per cent of the adult population. It is caused by weakness in the valves...

Lumps or swelling in the testicles are not usually an indication of anything serious. However, it could be a sign of testicular cancer. This is easy to...

Thalassaemia is an inherited condition that affects your red blood cells. If you have thalassaemia, your body produces a reduced amount of haemoglobin,...

Teenage incontinence refers to the involuntary leakage of urine. Frequently referred to as bed-wetting, it can happen during the day (diurnal enuresis)...

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that causes a sudden, rapid heart beat. SVT happens when there's an electrical...

Vasculitis refers to inflammation of your blood vessels. It occurs when your immune system attacks healthy blood vessels, causing them to swell. It is...

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in multiple joints in your body. The symptoms usually affect your...

Sjögren's syndrome is a condition that mostly affects the moisture-producing glands of your body that make fluids like tears and saliva. It usually starts...

Arthritis can be divided into two types: seropositive and seronegative. These refer to the presence of two proteins in your blood. Your type is determined...

Sick sinus syndrome or sino-atrial disease is a heart rhythm disorder often associated with electrical abnormalities in the atria, the heart’s upper chambers....

Syringomyelia is where a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) develops within the spinal cord. This can enlarge over time, distorting the spinal cord and causing...

Subclavian steal syndrome occurs when arteries in your heart, diverge from the aortic arch and become blocked. The aortic arch sits at the head of the...

Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory bacterial disease, mainly contracted by children between five and fourteen years old. It can develop from complications...

Most kidney infections develop as a complication of cystitis (bladder infection). Bacteria causing cystitis can travel up to infect a kidney. The bacteria...

Pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) is a condition that affects the blood vessels in the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary vein between the heart and lungs....