Health articles

Do you want to find out more about a health condition or medical treatment? PruHealth now gives you access to general health articles provided by Dr Foster Research.

 

  • Quit Smoking

    Fewer people than ever in this country are still smoking, but even so, smoking will still kill more than 120,000 people in the UK every year.

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  • Drinking Alcohol Sensibly

    Most people in the UK drink alcohol. According to an NHS Information Centre report (2008), 72 per cent of men and 57 per cent of women reported drinking an alcoholic drink on at least one day in the week.

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  • Anaemia

    We all need a good source of iron in our diet. Without it, our bodies become prone to one of the most common forms of anaemia - and it can leave us feeling faint, fatigued, weak and breathless.

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  • Arrhythmia

    Heart arrhythmia - the cause of that fluttering feeling - is often nothing more than a blip in your heart's rhythm. Many people feel a flutter or skipped beat, from time to time, and these are usually nothing to worry about.

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  • Angina

    Angina is chest pain, usually caused by coronary heart disease (CHD). CHD occurs when the lining of the arteries supplying blood to your heart (the coronaries) become coated with fatty deposits.

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  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

    Do you know what your blood pressure is? Most of us don't give a thought to our blood pressure until it causes us problems.

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  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that affects the functioning of the gut or colon, and is estimated to affect between 10 and 20 per cent of the population.

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  • Gallstones

    Gallstones are formed when bile contains too much cholesterol (abnormal bile composition). Most are made of cholesterol and bile pigments.

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