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  • Post-polio syndrome - Treatment

    There's currently no cure for post-polio syndrome (PPS), so treatment focuses on helping you manage your symptoms and improving your quality of life.

  • Lung cancer - Prevention

    If you smoke, the best way to prevent lung cancer and other serious conditions is to stop smoking as soon as possible.

  • First aid - Recovery position

    Find out how to put a casualty who is unconscious but breathing into the recovery position. Also, read about what to do if you think someone has a spinal injury.

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

    Find out about acute respiratory distress syndrome, including who’s at risk of getting it, the symptoms, how it’s treated and what causes it.

  • Sleep apnoea

    Find out about sleep apnoea, which is when your breathing stops and starts while you sleep.

  • Aspergillosis

    Find out more about aspergillosis, the name of a group of conditions caused by a mould called aspergillus.

  • Tuberous sclerosis - Features

    Tuberous sclerosis causes non-cancerous (benign) tumours to develop in many areas of the body. The condition can lead to a range of different problems, depending on where the tumours grow.

  • Pulmonary hypertension - Causes

    Find out what causes pulmonary hypertension. There are a number of underlying conditions that can make the pressure inside the pulmonary arteries increase.

  • Muscular dystrophy - Treatment

    As different types of muscular dystrophy (MD) can cause quite specific problems, the treatment you receive will be tailored to your needs.

  • Congenital heart disease - Complications

    People with congenital heart disease have an increased risk of developing further problems. Many children with the condition have delayed development.