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• Are You a Carer?
• Bones and Joints
• Cancer
• Children's Health
• Counselling and Mental Health
• Diabetes
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Elderly Health
• Eye Problems
• Health Information
• Healthy Living
• Heart
• Stop Smoking
• Sexual Health
• Travel Health

Are You a Carer?

• Caring for Someone
  http://www.direct.gov.uk/CaringForSomeone

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Bones and Joints

• Arthritis Care:
  http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/Home
   
• Arthritis Research Campaign: Bone and Joint problems
  http://www.arc.org.uk/
   
• National Osteoporosis Society: Information and advice on Osteoporosis
  http://www.nos.org.uk/

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Cancer

• Cancer Research UK
  http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/
   
• Cancer BACUP: Site for patients with Cancer and their families
  http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Home
   
• Marie Curie Cancer Care: Charity work for cancer patients
  http://www.mariecurie.org.uk/

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Children's Health

• Children’s health
  http://www.childrenshealth.co.uk/
   
• NHS Direct Online
  http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/chq/chq.aspx?ClassId=11
   
• NHS Immunisation
  http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/

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Counselling and Mental Health

• CRUSE: Bereavement Counselling
  http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
   
• Samaritans: Support and help for Low Mood on telephone
  http://www.samaritans.org.uk/
   
• Bullying Online: Help and advice on bullying
  http://www.bullying.co.uk/
   
• Child Bereavement Trust - Help for Bereaved Families
  http://www.childbereavement.org.uk/resources/articles.php

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Diabetes

• Diabetes UK:
  www.diabetes.org.uk
   
• Diabetes Insight:
  http://www.diabetic.org.uk/

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Drugs and Alcohol

• Alcoholics Anonymous: AA - Information on Alcohol Problems
  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
   
• Know the Score: Information on Drugs
  http://www.knowthescore.info/
   
• Talk to Frank: For free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day
  http://www.talktofrank.com/
   
• Addaction
  http://www.addaction.org.uk/index.htm
   
• Narcotics Anonymous UK
  http://www.ukna.org/
   
• Addictions
  http://www.addictions.co.uk/index.asp

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Elderly Health

• Age Concern
  http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/
   
• Alzheimer’s Society UK
  http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
   
• Parkinson’s disease Society
  http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/
   
• Help the Aged
  http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb
   
• Good for your Brain
  http://www.goodforyourbrain.org/

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Eye Problems

• Glaucoma
  http://www.glaucoma-association.com/
   
• RNIB - Common Eye Conditions
  http://www.rnib.org.uk/

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Health Information

• Patient UK: Information on various health related issues
  www.patient.co.uk
   
• Patient Information Leaflets on various Conditions
  http://www.patient.co.uk/pils.asp
   
• Laboratory Tests: Information on various Laboratory tests
  http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/
   
• Best Treatments: Information on various diseases and self-help
  http://www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.jsp
   
• DIPEX: Patients' own experiences of diseases
  http://www.dipex.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
   
• Teenage Health: Health issues with a focus on Teenagers
  http://www.petepayne.com/homepage/index.asp

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Healthy Living

• Eat Well: Healthy eating advice
  http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/
   
• BBC Health
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/
   
• Walk to Health
  http://www.whi.org.uk/

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Heart

• British Heart Foundation
  http://www.bhf.org.uk/
   
• Arrhythmia Alliance - Information on Irregular Heart beat
  http://www.arrhythmiaalliance.org.uk/
   
• SADS - Sudden Death
  http://www.sads.org.uk/
   
• High Blood Pressure
  http://www.hbpf.org.uk/

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Stop Smoking

• Go Smoke Free
  http://gosmokefree.nhs.uk/
   
• Action on smoking: ASH
  http://www.ash.org.uk/

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Sexual Health

• Family Planning Association: Sexual health advice
  http://www.fpa.org.uk/
   
• British Pregnancy Advisory Service
  http://www.bpas.org/
   
• Sexual Dysfunction
  http://www.sda.uk.net/

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Travel Health

• Fit for Travel
  http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/
   
• BBC Travel Health
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/health
   
• Foreign & Commonwealth Offic
  http://www.fco.gov.uk

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