BOWEL cancer is a disease which is easily treatable if it is caught early. Screening tests are offered to people in England who are over the age of sixty, but campaigners are calling for them to be made available to those aged fifty in a bid to save lives.
GOUT is a common type of arthritis which can cause extreme pain and swelling - most commonly affecting the feet. However symptoms of the condition can be eased by eating the right food.
A MAN diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - a condition which can be caused by obesity - has reversed the condition and managed to lose five stone in 16 weeks.
A GROWING number of people in need of social care could be left stranded in hospitals because of “continued underfunding”, council leaders have warned.
SOPHIE Sabbage was devastated on being diagnosed with a terminal condition at 48 but a change of mental attitude has given her a new lease of life, she tells our reporter.
HEART failure - is a common long-term condition affecting thousands of people every year. The condition is more common in older people, but it can be triggered by a virus - similar to that which causes the common cold.
MIDDLE aged women going through menopause are at a 160 per cent higher risk of having a heart attack or failure because “bad” fat collects around the organ.
LUNG DISEASE and respiratory conditions account for one in five deaths in the UK - but experts have warned hundreds could be suffering without really realising.