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An enlarged heart isn?t a condition in itself, but a symptom of an underlying problem that is causing the heart to work harder than normal.

Diphtheria is a serious bacterial disease that causes severe inflammation of the nose, throat and windpipe.

Most women take a drug of some kind during pregnancy, sometimes without realising the potential for harm.

Heart failure is a condition where the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood to the rest of the body as well as it should.

To the casual observer, a person with Friedreich ataxia may seem to be drunk.

An aneurysm may have no symptoms until it is either very large or it ruptures.

Pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period, not from the date of conception.

Postural hypotension is the lightheaded feeling you may get if you leap out of bed very quickly.

Some congenital heart defects are mild and cause no significant disturbance to the way the heart functions.

Providing a calm environment for the person with dementia can help to reduce the impact of changes to behaviour patterns.