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Calcium
Calcium. The missing nutrient
Cancer
Cancer. Your questions answered
Ovarian cancer. Should I be tested?
Skin cancer. New treatments for BCC
Free bowel cancer screening
Where can I get more information on cancer?
Melanoma. Curable if detected early.
Breast Cancer. Advances in care
Can food reduce your prostate cancer risk?
Cancer of the cervix and HPV
BREAST CANCER. What you can do.
Do mobile phones cause brain cancer?
Prostate cancer. Your questions answered.
Skin cancer. Have you checked yourself lately?
New advice on bowel cancer testing
6 tips to PREVENT cancer
Do people who get cancer usually die from it?
Cannabis
Cannabis. Not as harmless as you think...
Cardiovascular disease
What is your 'absolute' risk of cardiovascular disease?
Cataracts
Cataracts. When should they be removed?
Cervical cancer
When is your next Pap smear due?
HPV vaccination for women over 26 years
Cervical cancer vaccine now free
Cervical cancer vaccine approved
Cancer of the cervix and HPV
Cervical cancer vaccine
What is the deadline for free HPV vaccine?
HPV vaccination for women over 26 years
Cervical cancer vaccine now free
Cervical cancer vaccine approved
Checkups
Health check for four-year olds
Checkups can keep you healthy
Chest pain
What should I do if I have chest pain?
Chickenpox
Fewer injections for children
CHICKENPOX. Vaccine recommended.
Chickenpox. New vaccines.
Chicken pox vaccine now here
Child abuse
Talking about child abuse
Child development
Is my child developing normally?
Child poisoning
Child poisoning. A preventable tragedy.
Where can I get poisons information?
Children
When are child headaches serious?
Chlamydia
Chlamydia. Could you have it?
Choking
What is the first aid for choking?
Cholera
What is the latest vaccine for travellers?
CHOLERA. New vaccine available.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol tests and you
What's new in cholesterol treatment?
Cholesterol. Good news.
Do the new cholesterol-lowering margarines work?
I have high cholesterol. Can I eat prawns and oysters?
Circumcision
Should my baby be circumcised?
Cleaning
Time to come clean at home
Coeliac disease
Coeliac disease. Many cases undiagnosed
Coeliac disease. Could you have it?
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Overcoming stress. The ABCD of CBT.
Cold sores
What's new in treating 'cold sores'?
Comfort eating
Comfort eating. Do you eat to relieve stress?
Condoms
How to use condoms
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis. A sticky problem.
Constipation
Constipation. The facts
Contraception
The Pill now 50 years old!
Which contraceptive is best for you?
Contraceptive ring now available
The Pill. Your questions answered.
What should I do if I miss one or more contraceptive pills?
Can older women take the contraceptive pill?
Can I take antibiotics while on 'the pill'?
New developments in women's health
Is it safe to skip periods if taking the pill?
Contraception. So many choices.
Can St John's Wort interfere with my prescribed medications?
What is the female condom?
How to use condoms
The Pill: your questions answered
COPD
Asthma and COPD. Problems with puffers widespread
COPD. Could you have it?
Cot death
New advice to prevent cot death
Cough
Avoid cough and cold medicines
How long does a chesty cough last?
When the coughing won't stop (child)
Winter coughs. Selecting the right cough mixture
Cough medicines
Avoid cough and cold medicines
Do cough medicines work for colds?
Winter coughs. Selecting the right cough mixture
Cramps
How can I prevent night-time cramps?
Cranberry juice
Can cranberry juice prevent 'cystitis'?
Crohn's disease
IBD: maintenance medication vital
Croup
Croup. New effective treatment.
ôBarkö at night caused by croup
Crying babies
How to cope with a crying baby.
Does your baby cry too much?
cybersafety
Computers, internet, your child
Cystitis
Bladder infections: often preventable
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