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• Folic acid: vitamin that helps the body make healthy red blood cells

  NHS medicines information on folic acid – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• What is retinoblastoma?

  Find out what retinoblastoma is, and what part of the body is affected.

• Ankylosing spondylitis - Complications

  Read about complications of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which can affect many parts of your body.

• Thalassaemia - Causes

  Read about what causes thalassaemia, how it's inherited and how it affects the body.

• Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) - Causes

  Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is caused by the body’s immune system producing abnormal antibodies called antiphospholipid antibodies.

• Polymyalgia rheumatica - Diagnosis

  A series of blood tests may be used to check the levels of inflammation in your body.

• Rheumatoid arthritis - Symptoms

  Rheumatoid arthritis mainly affects the joints, although it can cause problems in other parts of the body too.

• How it's performed

  Plastic surgery can involve a number of different techniques to move and manipulate body tissue.

• Androgen insensitivity syndrome - Causes

  The genetic alteration that causes androgen insensitivity syndrome means the body cannot respond to testosterone properly.

• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is an uncommon cancer that develops in the lymphatic system, which is a network of vessels and glands spread throughout your body.