Sheldon Press

Bronchitis and emphysema affect some three million people in the UK, and kill 30,000 people each year. They account for more loss of time from work than any other form of illness, and are usually caused by smoking, which leads to inflammation of the bronchi. As the lungs become increasingly damaged, shortness of breath develops even on moderate...

Liver disease is rapidly catching up with heart disease as the leading cause of death, killing more people than diabetes and road deaths combined. But the good news is that liver disease can often be prevented. You can even slow the decline even if you've already developed the condition, and bolster the livers unique capacity for self-repair....

Chronic pain affects more than 8.5 million people in the UK and costs the economy 18 billion pounds a year in lost work days; while an estimated 30%, or up to 70 million people, also suffer in the US, where its said to be the most costly health problem. Yet, according to one study, two out of three people say that their medication is not always...

Questions that people want to ask their doctors vary tremendously! Sometimes they dont even get asked as people are afraid of wasting the doctors time or they may end up as the hand on the doorknob or the while Im here type of question that gets popped out just as the patient leaves the surgery. Embarrassing, awkward, or trivial whatever...

Arthritis is widespread. Osteoarthritis affects more than eight million in the UK, while a further million have rheumatoid arthritis. Fibromyalgia is even more common than rheumatoid arthritis, while some 15,000 children have juvenile arthritis. Self-help, though, is of great use, and Coping with Rheumatism and Arthritis presents a holistic,...

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterised by pain in the muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves. Other symptoms include fatigue, sleep problems, allergies, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, morning stiffness and problems with short term memory and concentration. Increasing recognition of fibromyalgia means that diagnosis and...