A rheumatologist describes the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the joints, its most common symptoms and the treatment options available.
Julie Genovese has motor neurone disease. Find out how she copes with this incurable condition, and how she finds the strength to continue working as a primary school teacher.
Megan is 16 and a smoker. A make-up artist transforms her appearance to demonstrate the effects that smoking will have on her body. Will the results make Megan rethink her habit?
Usually considered an older person's disease, Karen Rose was diagnosed with Parkinson's at just 34. She talks about the impact it's had on her life over the past ten years.
Tired of the gym or simply fancy an alternative excersise? Try Bollywood dancing. Learn the easy steps and burn off some excess calories at the same time.
Katie, 21, had anorexia from the age of 14 to 19. She shares her experiences of life with anorexia and explains how she recovered from the eating disorder.
Cystic fibrosis is the commonest inherited disorder in the UK. One in every 2,500 babies is born with cystic fibrosis. One in twenty-five people carry the defective recessive gene. It affects more than 7,500 babies, children and young adults in the UK. 14 year old Lauren Hutchins talks about living with the disorder.
Pamela, 18, was born with sickle-cell anaemia, a genetic blood disorder. She describes how to cope with the disease on a daily basis, and explains why it is important to raise awareness of the condition.
Stan Lintern has had Alzheimers disease for 10 years. He is cared for by his wife Denise, who helped set up the Maidstone branch of the Alzheimers Society and runs the helpline. Last year, she was awarded an MBE for services to her local community.
The National Healthy Schools Programme is an initiative to improve children's health and wellbeing. See how a school in Lincolnshire implements its policy on bullying.
Robyn Steward was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, when she was a teenager. She describes how it affects her physically and socially and how she learned to cope with it.
Dr Tunji Lasoye is head of the emergency department at King's College Hospital, London. He also visits schools to talk about the effects of knife crime
Walking is the single most effective exercise for our health but many of us can't find the time to do it. Professor Sir Muir Gray offers practical advice on how to fit it into our daily lives.
Claire Taylor, 32, first started to loose her hair at the younr age of 11. Claire describes how she has coped with alopecia and how it hasn't stopped her from enjoying her life.
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