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  • Empyema

    Empyema is the medical term for pockets of pus that have collected inside a body cavity. They can form if a bacterial infection is left untreated, or if it fails to fully respond to treatment. The term empyema is most commonly used to refer to pus-filled pockets that develop ....

  • Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)

    Edwards' syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, is a serious genetic condition caused by an additional copy of chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in the body.

  • Dehydration

    Dehydration is when your body loses more fluid than you take in. Find out what the symptoms of dehydration are, how to prevent it and when to get medical help.

  • Cushing's syndrome

    Cushing's syndrome is a collection of symptoms that develop as the result of very high levels of a hormone called cortisol in the body.

  • Chemotherapy

    There are different types of chemotherapy medicines, but they all work in a similar way. They stop cancer cells reproducing, which prevents them from growing and spreading in the body.

  • Cancer

    Read about cancer, a condition where cells in a part of the body reproduce uncontrollably. Cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue.

  • Biopsy

    Find out more about having a biopsy, which involves taking a small sample of body tissue so it can be examined under a microscope.

  • Ankylosing spondylitis

    Read about ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other types of axial spondyloarthritis, a long-term (chronic) condition in which the spine and other areas of the body become inflamed.

  • Alkaptonuria

    Read about alkaptonuria, or "black urine disease", a rare inherited disorder that can turn urine and parts of the body a dark colour and lead to other problems.

  • Acupuncture

    Read about acupuncture, a treatment derived from ancient Chinese medicine in which fine needles are inserted at certain sites in the body to relieve or prevent health problems