Body parts
Brain, nerves and spinal cord
Chronic pain
Chronic or persistent pain is pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks, or beyond the natural healing time
Dizziness (Lightheadedness)
What to do if you feel dizzy or lightheaded and when to seek help
Headaches
Learn about the causes and treatment and causes of headaches.
Migraine
Learn about what can cause migraines and its treatments
Ears, nose and throat
Self-help guide: Earache
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of earache or pain in the ear
Earache
Learn about earache symptoms and treatment
Hearing loss
Learn about hearing loss symptoms and treatments
Nosebleed
Learn about nosebleed causes and treatments
Sore throat
Learn about sore throat causes and treatments
Self-help guide: Sore throat
Advice for people aged 3 years or more with the symptoms of a sore throat
Tinnitus
Learn about tinnitus symptoms and treatments
Vertigo
Learn about vertigo causes and treatment
Eyes
Glands
Heart and blood vessels
Chest pain
What to do if you have chest pain and when to seek help
Heart palpitations
What are heart palpitations and what can cause them
Immune system
Allergies
Learn more about allergies and their symptoms and treatments
Self-help guide: Hay fever
Advice for people aged 5 years or more with the symptoms of hay fever
Hay fever
Find out more about hay fever symptoms and treatments
Infections and poisoning
Self-help guide: Fever in adults
Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in adults
Self-help guide: Fever in babies
Advice on managing the symptoms of fever in babies and children under 2 years of age
Fever in children
Learn about fever in children and its causes
Self-help guide: Flu-like illness
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of cold or flu
Flu
Learn about flu symptoms and treatments
Self-help guide: Tick bites
Advice for people of all ages with insect or tick bites.
Kidneys, bladder and prostate
Urinary incontinence
Learn about urinary incontinence symptoms and treatments
Self-help guide: Urinary infection
Advice for people aged 12 years or more with the symptoms of a urine infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Learn about urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms and treatments
Lungs and airways
Catarrh
Learn about catarrh, an excessive build-up of mucus in an airway or cavity of the body
Cough
Learn about the causes and treatments of coughing and when to see your GP
Shortness of breath
Learn about the causes of breathlessness and when to see a doctor
Mouth
Cold sore
Learn about cold sore symptoms and treatments
Dry mouth
Learn about the causes and treatment of a dry mouth
Mouth ulcer
Learn about mouth ulcer symptoms and treatments
Toothache
Learn about toothache causes, treatment and prevention
Muscle, bone and joint
Ankle problems
How to look after ankle problems and when to see your GP
Back problems
How to look after back problems and when to see your GP
Calf problems
How to look after calf problems and when to see your GP
Elbow problems
How to look after elbow problems and when to see your GP
Foot problems
How to look after foot problems and when to see your GP
Hip problems
How to look after hip problems and when to see your GP
Knee problems
How to look after knee problems and when to see your GP
Neck problems
How to look after neck problems and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Lower back pain
Advice for people aged 16 years or more with pain in their lower back
Shoulder problems
How to look after shoulder problems and when to see your GP
Thigh problems
How to look after thigh problems and when to see your GP
Wrist, hand and finger problems
How to look after wrist, hand and finger problems and when to see your GP
Self-help guide: Shoulder pain
Advice for people of all ages with the symptoms of shoulder pain
Nutritional
Sexual and reproductive
Self-help guide: Emergency contraception
Advice if you need emergency contraception
Testicular lumps and swellings
Lumps and swellings in the testicles are relatively common, and can have a number of different causes
Skin, hair and nails
Chilblains
Learn more about chilblains symptoms and treatment
Itching
Learn about itching causes and treatments
Itchy bottom
Learn about itchy bottom causes and treatments
Self-help guide: Rash
Advice for people experiencing rashes
Skin rashes in children
Learn about skin rashes in children and their causes
Warts and verrucas
Learn about warts and verrucas symptoms and treatments
Stomach, liver and gastrointestinal tract
Self-help guide: Abdominal pain
Advice for adults with abdominal pain
Bowel incontinence
Learn about bowel incontinence causes and treatments
Constipation
Learn about constipation symptoms and treatments
Self-help guide: Diarrhoea
Advice for people aged 5 years or more with diarrhoea or loose stools
Flatulence
Learn about flatulence causes and treatments
Indigestion
Learn about indigestion symptoms and treatments
Stomach ache and abdominal pain
Learn about stomach ache and abdominal pain
Self-help guide: Vomiting
Advice for people aged 5 years or more experiencing vomiting
Vomiting in adults
Learn about nausea and vomiting in adults, its potential causes and its treatments