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3D & 4D Ultrasound Scans Ultrasound scans have been a commonplace part of pre-natal care for several decades, since they were introduced into the field by Professor Ian MacDonald in the 1960s. Although useful, many of these...
A guide to laser eye surgery: What's right for you? Laser eye surgery is a revolutionary technology that can partially, or totally, eliminate your dependency on glasses and contact lenses. The procedure is done on an out-patient basis (so you can go...
A new treatment for loss of vision Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in the UK - 220,000 people who are registered blind or partially sighted have the condition. However, the Royal National...
A stab in the back – spinal injections explained Spinal injections may be used in many cases of chronic back pain, both to find out what is causing the pain and also to treat the pain. These two separate uses of spinal injections are referred to as...
Advances in spinal surgery Lumbar spinal surgery is used to treat three main conditions; leg pain, back pain or deformity. Clearly it can be used to treat a combination of these. It is nearly always considered as the last...
Are your facial lines and wrinkles getting you down? Most people are aware of the dental treatments that are available nowadays and that, if you want a dental problem fixed, there are now various solutions that you can have other than dentures. Also...
Back surgery - an overview Your spine runs down the length of your back from just underneath your skull down to your coccyx. There are twenty-four small bone blocks called vertebrae each with a spongy, tough cartilage in...
Body Mass Index calculation BMI (Body Mass Index) is a mathematical formula used by health professionals to establish whether a person is a healthy weight for their height. Here's how to calculate your BMI, and how it can help...
Bowel cancer treatment: reduce the risks Bowel cancer (also known as colorectal cancer) is the second largest cause of cancer deaths in the UK. It's also one of the most difficult to talk about - but if diagnosed early it can be cured. ...
Brain and spine tumours: An improved outlook for patients The treatment of malignant brain tumours has remained static for many years. The results have, up until recently, been poor and unchanged over a couple of decades. Recently, improvements in surgery...

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