A-Z of conditions and treatments

Food allergy is an immune response, while food intolerance is a chemical reaction.

People who have chronic foot or leg problems that interfere with their health may be prescribed orthoses by their podiatrist.

The heel protects the structures of the foot, but heel pain is a common foot complaint.

Wearing shoes that fit properly and support your feet is vital to avoid sore feet and to prevent or alleviate many common foot problems.

Forensic mental health services provide assessment and treatment of people with a mental illness and a history of criminal offending, or those who are at risk of offending.

The facts about fragile X syndrome are complicated, and parents and family members are invited to ask their doctor to refer them to a genetics clinic.

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

Exhaustion, hunger and dehydration further lower the body's defences against frostbite.

Medical treatment for gallstones may not be necessary unless the gallstones cause symptoms.

Gastritis, inflammation of the stomach lining, may be caused by many factors including infection, alcohol, particular medications and some allergic and immune conditions.