Optimists | Health A-Z Guide to Conditions Diseases Illness Disorders

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

B

• Back pain
  

• Bacterial vaginosis

• Bad Breath
• Bedbugs

• Bedwetting in children

• Bell’s palsy
• Bipolar disorder
• Bird flu
• Birthmarks
• Black eye

• Bladder cancer

• Bladder pain syndrome (interstitial cystitis)
• Bladder Stones
• Bloating
  
• Blood transfusion
• Bone Cancer
  
• Bone Cyst
• Bone density scan (DEXA scan)
• Bowel cancer
• Bowen’s disease
• Braces and orthodontics
• Brain death
• Brain tumor
• Breast cancer in men
• Breast Cancer in Women
• Broken ankle

• Broken bone

• Broken or bruised ribs

• Broken arm or wrist 

• Broken collarbone

• Broken leg
• Broken nose
• Broken toe
• Bronchiolitis
• Bulimia

C

• Cardiovascular disease
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Cerebral Palsy

• Cervical cancer

• Cervical screening

• Cholera
• Chemotherapy
• Chickenpox

• Chlamydia

• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (GML)
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Chest Pain
  
• Cholesterol (High)
  
• Chorionic villus sampling

• Club foot

• Colonoscopy
• Coeliac disease
• Coma

• Common Cold

• Constipation
• Coronavirus COVID-19
• Cold sores
• Cough
• Coughing up blood
• Counseling
• Cyclical vomiting syndrome

D

• Dandruff

• Deafblindness
• Dehydration
• Dengue

• Depression

• Diabetes
• Diarrhea and Vomiting
• Dizziness
• Double vision
• Down Syndrome

• Dry eyes

• Dry mouth
• Dyslexia
• Dysphagia

E

• Ear infections
  
• Earache
• Early or delayed puberty
• Early menopause

• Eating disorders

• Ebola virus
• Elbow and arm pain 
• Ectropion
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Electrocardiogram
• Ejaculation Problems
• Encephalitis

• Endometriosis

• Enhanced recovery
• Endoscopy
• Epidural
• Epilepsy

• Epiglottitis

• Eye cancer (melanoma)
• Eye injuries
• Eye Infections (Herpes Simplex)
• Eyelid problems

F

• Fainting
  
• Farting
• Febrile seizures
• Femoral hernia

• Fibroids

• Finger pain
• Flat Feet

• Floaters and flashes in the eyes

• Flu
• Food allergy
• Food colors and hyperactivity
• Food intolerance
• Food poisoning
• Foot pain
• Foot drop
• Frontotemporal dementia

• Frostbite

G

• Gallbladder cancer

• Gallstones 

• Gastrectomy
• Gastritis

• Gender dysphoria

• General anesthesia
• Generalized anxiety disorder in adults
• Genetic and genomic testing
• Genital herpes
• Glaucoma
• Gonorrhea
• Gout
• Gum disease

H

• Haemophilia
• Hairy cell leukaemia

• Hair dye reactions

• Hair loss
• Hallucinations
• Hamstring injury
• Hay fever
• Head and neck cancer
• Head lice and nits
• Heat rash

• Hernia

• Hand, foot, and mouth disease
• Hand pain
• Health anxiety
• Head injury and concussion
• Hearing loss
• Heart Attack
• Heart bypass
• Heart block 
• Heart failure
• Heavy periods
• Herpetic whitlow

• Hepatitis A

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Hiccups

• High blood sugar (hyperglycemia)

• Hip fracture
• HIV
• Hives
• Home oxygen therapy
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Hypothermia 
• Hysterectomy

I

• Ichthyosis

• Infected piercings
• Infertility
• Insect bites and stings
• Insomnia
• Intracranial hypertension
• Iron deficiency anemia

• Irregular periods

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Itchy bottom

• IVF

J

• Jaundice

• Jaw pain, Temporomandibular disorder (TMD)
• Jet lag
• Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
• Joint Pain

K

• Kidney infection
• Kidney Stones
• Knee Pain
• Knock knees
• Knocked out tooth
• Kwashiorkor

L

• Labial fusion

• Lactose intolerance
• Laser Eye Surgery
• Laparoscopy
• Laryngitis
• Laryngeal cancer
• Laxative
• Lazy eye
• Leg Cramps

• Leg ulcer

• Lens surgery

• Lipoma

• Liver cancer

• Liver disease
• Long-sightedness

• Lost or changed sense of smell

• Low blood sugar level
• Low sperm count

• Low white blood cells

• Low white blood cell count
• Lung Cancer

• Lupus

M

• Macular hole
• Malaria
• Male menopause
• Mallet finger
• Malignant tumors
• Malnutrition
• Magnesium test
• Mammogram
• Measles
• Memory loss (amnesia)

• Meningitis

• Menopause
• Migraine

• Mitral valve

• Miscarriage
• Molar pregnancy
• Moles
• Monkeypox

• Motor neuron disease (MND)

• Mouth cancer

• Mouth ulcers

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
• Mumps

N

• Nail-patella syndrome

• Nail problems

• Nasal and sinus cancer

• Neck pain
• Neuroblastoma
• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• Neurofibromatosis type 2

• Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)

• Newborn jaundice
• Newborn respiratory distress syndrome
• Night sweat
• Nipple discharge
• Non-allergic rhinitis
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Norovirus – Vomiting Bug
• Noise sensitivity (Hyperacusis)
• Nosebleed
• Night Terrors

O

• Obesity
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Oesophageal cancer

• Orthodontics

• Osteoarthritis

• Osteoporosis

• Ovarian Cancer

• Ovarian cyst
• Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
• Ovulation pain

P

• Panic Disorder
• Pancreatic cancer
• Pancreatitis chronic
• Paralysis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Period pain
• Piles

• Plastic surgery

• PMS (premenstrual syndrome)

• Pneumonia

• Poisoning
• Polio
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) 

• Post-mortem

• Post-polio syndrome

• Post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD

• Perforated eardrum

• Probiotics
• Prostate Cancer
• Pubic lice
• Pulmonary Hypertension

Q

• Q Fever

R

• Rabies

• Radiotherapy

• Reactive arthritis
• Rectal bleeding
• Rectal examination

• Red Blood Cell Count

• Red eye
• Rheumatic fever
• Ringworm

S

• SARS
• Scar
• Scarlet fever
• Self-Harm
• Seizure(fits)
• Seizures (children with fever)

• Severe head injury

• Shortness of breath

• Skin cancer – melanoma
• Skin cancer – non-melanoma
• Skin cyst

• Skin tag

• Sleep apnea

• Sleep paralysis

• Sleepwalking
• Slipped disc

• Small bowel transplant

• Smelly feet

• Smelly urine

• Snake bites
• Snoring
• Social anxiety

• Social care and support

• Sore or dry lips
• Sore or white tongue
• Sore throat 

• Sports injuries

• Steroid tablets

• Steroids

• Stillbirth

• Stomach ache

• Stomach cancer

• Stomach ulcer
• Stretch marks
• Stroke
• Subdural hematoma

• Sudden confusion (delirium)

• Sunburn

• Stuttering

• Stye
• Swine flu
• Swollen glands

T

• Tapeworms Infection
• Tension headaches
• Tennis elbow
• Testicle pain
• Testicular cancer
• Teeth grinding (bruxism)
• Teeth whitening 

• Temporal arteritis

• Threadworms

• Thyroiditis

• Thrombophilia
• Thumb pain
• Thyroid Cancer
• Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)
• Tics
• Tonsillitis
• Toe pain
• Tongue cancer
• Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia)
• Toothache
• Tooth decay
• Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
• Total Protein Test

• Total Iron-Binding Capacity (TIBC) Test

• Turner syndrome
• Travel vaccination
• Tremor or shaking hands

• Tremors

• Trigger finger
• Tuberculosis
• Type 1 diabetes 
• Type 2 diabetes
• Typhoid fever

U

• Ulcerative colitis

• Ultrasound scan

• Unintentional weight loss

• Uterine Cancer
• Urine microalbumin

• Urinary catheter

• Urinary incontinence

• Urinary Tract Infections

• Uveitis

V

• Vaginismus
• Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal dryness
• Vascular dementia
• Vasculitis
• Vegetative State
• Venous Leg Ulcer
• Vertigo
• Vestibular neuritis

• Vomiting Blood (haematemesis)

• Vitamin B12 deficiency

• Vitamins and minerals

• Vulval Cancer

• Vulvodynia (Vulva pain)

W

• Weight-loss surgery

• Watering eyes
• West Nile Virus
• Whooping cough
• Whiplash
• Wisdom Tooth Removal
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Worms in Humans

• Wrist pain

X

• X-ray

Y

• Yellow fever

Z

• Zika Virus