| Acne |
An inflammation of the sebaceous
glands just beneath the skin ... |
| Asthma |
A disorder of the bronchial tubes
involving repeated attacks of shortness of breath ... |
| Athlete's Foot |
A chronic skin disorder, caused by
the fungus tinea pedis ... |
| Baldness |
Problems arise when new hair fails
to grow fast enough to replace that which is being lost ... |
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) |
A non-malignant enlargement of the
prostate gland, common in men over the age of 50 ... |
| Boils |
A pus-producing skin infection in
a gland or hair follicle, marked by pain, redness and swelling
... |
| Bronchitis |
A short or long-term swelling of
the mucous membranes of the lungs ... |
| Cold Sores |
An infection caused by a herpes
simplex virus, which attacks the skin and nervous system ...
|
| Cystic Fibrosis
|
An inherited disorder of the
glands resulting in a very thick secretion of mucous ... |
| Dandruff
|
The abnormal production of small
flakes of skin on the scalp ... |
| Eczema |
A superficial inflammation of the
skin resulting in redness, crusting and itching ... |
| Endometriosis
|
The growth of uterine type cells
outside of the uterus ... |
| Epididymitis |
Swelling of the tubes that
transport sperm from the testicles to the tip of the penis ...
|
| Epilepsy |
A group of nervous system
disorders, marked by repeated episodes of convulsive seizures
... |
| Gout |
A disease increasing production of
interfering with the passing of uric acid ... |
| Headaches
|
Pain or aching of the head,
associated with various intracranial or extracranial factors ...
|
| Hernia |
A breakthrough of an organ through
a tear in the muscle wall that surrounds it ... |
| Hydrocele |
An accumulation of fluid in the
membrane surrounding the testicles ... |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
A non-inflammatory motility
disorder of the large bowel that alters bowel habits and causes
abdominal pain ... |
| Meningitis |
Any infection or swelling of the
membranes covering the brain and spinal cord ... |
| Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) |
A poorly understood condition
characterised by pervasive, chronic, and incapacitating fatigue
... |
| Nail Disorders
|
Nail problems possibly indicating
illness ... |
| Osteoporosis |
The loss of normal bone density,
marked by thinning of bone tissue and the growth of small holes
in the bone ... |
| Paget's Disease |
Progressive thickening of the
bones through an abnormal acceleration of bone production and
replacement ... |
| Parkinson's Disease |
A slow-growing disorder marked by
damage to brain cells ... |
| Prostate Cancer |
A slow-spreading cancer of the
prostate gland ...
|
| Psoriasis |
An inborn chronic disease of
the skin, charaterized by dry, scaly patches ... |
| Rickets |
A condition most often seen in
infancy and childhood as a result of a calcium, vitamin D and
phosphorus deficiency ...
|
| Sickle Cell Anaemia
|
A serious, incurable blood disease
resulting from a genetic mutation in a haemoglobin molecule ...
|
| Shingles
|
A severe infection caused by the
varicella zoster virus, resulting in painful skin blisters ...
|
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) |
The unexpected and sudden death of
a seemingly healthy infant ... |
| Testicle Cancer |
A cancerous disease of the
testicles, occuring most often in men between the ages of 20 and
35 ... |
| Torsion of the Testes |
An axial rotation of the sperm
cord that cuts off the blood supply to the testicle ... |
| Variocele |
A mild disorder occuring when the
veins in the region of the spermatic cord become abnormally
distended ...
|
