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• Coronary heart disease - Recovery

  Read about recovering from a heart attack or heart surgery, including information and advice about exercise, relationships and sex, and returning to work.

• Alzheimer's disease - Diagnosis

  It's best to see a GP if you're worried about your memory or think you may have dementia. If you're worried about someone else, encourage them to make an appointment and perhaps suggest going with them.

• Paget's disease of the nipple - Reducing the risk

  Information about preventing breast cancer, including advice about diet, exercise, the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and breast screening.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Causes

  Find out about the main causes of COPD, including smoking and exposure to dust or fumes at work.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Treatment

  Find out about the main treatments for COPD, including inhalers, medicine and surgery in rare cases.

• Slapped cheek syndrome

  Find out about slapped cheek syndrome (also called fifth disease), including symptoms and how to treat it.

• Co-careldopa: a medicine for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease

  NHS medicines information on co-careldopa – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it.

• Heart valve replacement

  Find out what a heart valve replacement involves, when it might be recommended, and how it can help with heart valve disease.

• Paan, bidi and shisha

  Find out the risks of bidi, shisha, tobacco, betel and paan, including mouth cancer and heart disease.

• Symptoms of dementia

  Information about the symptoms of dementia, and how each type of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, varies in its symptoms.