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Tinnitus, noises in the ear, and hyperacusis, acute sensitivity to sound, can have serious effects, ranging from insomnia and irritability, to loss of concentration and social withdrawal. But, prospects for recovery have never been better. Living with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis, written by three leaders in the field of audiology, presents the latest...

What you need to knowCoeliac disease (CD) is an auto-immune disease caused by intolerance to gluten, found in wheat, rye and barley. Around 700,000 people in the UK have it although seven in every eight are presently undiagnosed and ignorant of their condition. Increased awareness of the disease, ongoing campaigning from the charity Coeliac UK...

Around one in 1000 younger people (under 65) - some 15,000 under-65s - in the UK are living with dementia, about one-third of whom have Alzheimers. The Alzheimers Society say this figure could be an understatement, and John Hodge, professor of Behavioural Neurology at Cambridge University, claims that there could be as many as 50,000. These...

Asthma in adults rarely gains the attention it deserves. Roughly one in 11 children and one in 12 adults have asthma, which can emerge for the first time in people in their 70s and 80s. Yet approximately 97% deaths from asthma occur among adults. Tragically, Asthma UK suggests that improved care could avoid 75% of hospital admissions for asthma and...

Stomas are usually life-saving, but can be hard to adjust to. At least 1.3 million people are living with a stoma in the UK, usually a colostomy or ileostomy. This new edition of Living with a Stoma looks at the practical, emotional and psychological effects of living with a stoma. It covers types of stoma; coping with your feelings, and tackling...

More than one in four people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some time during their lives, and most of them will need chemotherapy. This makes chemotherapy one of the most widely used forms of treatment today. For many, chemotherapy is a frightening, almost taboo word but todays sophisticated drugs are resulting in ever improving...