Helping you to make better health decisions
We have in-depth information on more than 180 common conditions, from depression to cancer to heart attacks.
We tell you in plain English about the causes and the symptoms of your medical condition and help you understand how it might affect your life. We'll let you know what you can do to help yourself.
We rate about 1,500 treatments, including medicines, surgery and lifestyle changes. We can help you decide which treatments are best for you, based on the best and latest medical research. As new research is published, our site is regularly updated.
Our information comes from Clinical Evidence, the British Medical Journal's survey of the best medical research, which is read by doctors all over the world. We look at the same studies your doctor does, but we use plain English. You can use our website to decide with your doctor which treatment is right for you.
A
- Absence seizures in children
- Acne
- ADHD
- AIDS
- Allergy, seasonal
- Alzheimer's disease
- AMD
- Amebic dysentery
- Anal fissures
- Anal tears
- Angina, stable
- Angina, unstable
- Ankle sprain
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Aphthous ulcers
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis
- Asthma in adults
- Asthma in children
- Athlete's foot
- Atopic eczema
- Atrial fibrillation
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism
B
- Back pain
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Bad breath (update)
- Bedsores
- Bedwetting
- Bell's palsy
- Bipolar disorder
- Bladder infection in women
- Blood clots, legs
- Breast cancer
- Breast pain
- Brittle bones
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Bronchitis
- Bulimia
- Bunions
- Burns and scalds
- Burning mouth syndrome
C
- Candida infection of the mouth
- Candida vaginal infection
- Canker sores
- Cardiac arrest
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cataracts
- Cellulitis and erysipelas
- Chickenpox
- Childbirth, heavy bleeding
- Childbirth, tear or cut
- Chlamydia
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic fatigue syndrome)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Cold sores
- Colic in babies
- Colon and rectal cancer
- Colon and rectal cancer screening
- Colonic diverticular disease
- Common cold
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation in adults
- Constipation in children
- Cough
- Crib death
D
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Dementia
- Depression in adults
- Depression in children
- Diabetes: heart and circulation (update)
- Diabetes, type 1
- Diabetes, type 2
- Diarrhea in adults
- Diarrhea in children
- Diverticulitis
- DVT
- Dysmenorrhea
E
- Ear infection
- Ear infection, outer ear
- Ear infection with discharge
- Ear infection with fluid
- Ear pain during air travel
- Ear wax
- Eczema
- Elbow pain
- Emphysema
- Endometriosis
- Epilepsy
- Episiotomy
- Erection problems
- Essential tremor
- Eye infection
G
- Gallstones
- Genital warts (update)
- GERD in adults (update)
- GERD in children
- Glaucoma (update)
- Gonorrhea
- Gout
- Group B streptococcus in newborn babies
H
- H. pylori infection
- Halitosis
- Hay fever
- Head lice
- Headache, chronic tension type
- Heart attack
- Heartburn
- Heart failure
- Heavy periods
- Heel pain
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hernia
- Herpes, genital
- Herpes, lips or mouth
- Herpes simplex eye infection (update)
- High blood pressure
- High blood pressure in pregnancy
- High cholesterol
- HIV infection
- Human papillomavirus
- Hyperactivity
- Hypothyroidism
I
- Incontinence in women
- Infection in newborn babies (group B streptococcus)
- Infertility
- Influenza
- Inguinal hernia
- Insomnia in adults
- Insomnia in children
- Irritable bowel syndrome (update)
M
- Macular degeneration
- Malaria prevention
- Manic depression
- Mastalgia
- Measles, mumps and rubella: prevention
- Melanoma
- Meniere's disease
- Meningitis
- Meningococcal disease
- Menopause
- Menstrual pain
- Migraine in adults (update)
- Migraine in children
- MMR vaccine
- Morning sickness
- Multiple sclerosis
N
- Nail infection, fungal
- Neck pain (update)
- NHL, fast-growing
- Nicotine addiction
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Nosebleeds in children
O
- Obesity
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- OCD
- Oral candidiasis
- Oral thrush (update)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian cancer
P
- Painful periods
- Pancreas cancer
- Panic attacks
- Parkinson's disease
- PCOS
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Pimples
- Pink eye
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Postpartum depression
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy, nausea
- Premature birth
- Pressure sores
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate, enlarged
- Prostatitis, chronic
- Psoriasis
- Pyelonephritis
R
- Raynaud's disease
- Rectal cancer
- Reflux in adults
- Reflux in children
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ringing in the ears
S
- Scabies
- Scalds and burns
- Schizophrenia
- Septicemia
- Shoulder pain
- Sickle cell anemia
- Sickle cell disease
- SIDS
- Sinusitis
- Skin cancer (melanoma)
- Skin cancer, squamous cell
- Sleep apnea
- Sleep problems in adults
- Sleep problems in children
- Slipped disk
- Smoking
- Sore throat
- Sprained ankle
- Stable angina
- Stomach ulcers
- Stress headaches
- Strep throat
- Stress incontinence
- Stroke, emergency care
- Stroke prevention
- Sudden infant death syndrome
T
- Tennis elbow
- Tension-type headaches
- Testicular cancer
- Thyroid deficiency
- Tic douloureux
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillitis
- Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
- Trigeminal neuralgia