Health Column
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As part of our on-going health awareness campaign at the hospital our consultants will be providing information on different conditions each month.
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Prostate Cancer|
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19/03/2009
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The most common cancer in men, with 35,000 diagnosed each year.
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Mr Hendrik Schuyten
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome|
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14/04/2009
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This is a mix of adbominal symptoms for which there is no obvious cause.
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Dr Philip Hardo
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Heart Disease|
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22/05/2009
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The UK has one of the highest death rates from heart disease in the world.
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Dr Mahmoud Ahmed
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Asthma|
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04/08/2009
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Asthma affects 5.4million people in the UK, 1.1m of them children. There is
a person with asthma in one in five households in the UK.
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Dr John Collins
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