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Introduction |
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What’s the problem? |
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Whose problem is it? |
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The NHS and the public health |
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Health is for everyone |
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Step1: your vital statistics |
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Step 2: fat estimation |
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Step 3: weight estimation |
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Consequences of being overweight |
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Other health figures |
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What is ‘blood pressure’? |
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Taking the blood pressure |
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Blood pressure and the individual |
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Blood pressure and populations |
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Definition of hypertension |
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Symptoms of high blood pressure |
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Hypertension and health risk |
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Getting your blood pressure checked |
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‘White coat hypertension’ |
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Ambulatory blood pressure measurement |
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Home-based blood pressure monitoring |
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Accuracy of electronic sphygmomanometers |
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How to keep your blood pressure down |
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Salt reduction |
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The importance of diabetes |
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The diabetes epidemic |
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Symptoms of diabetes |
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Defining diabetes |
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‘Borderline’ diabetes |
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Glucose tolerance tests |
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Glucose in the urine |
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Importance of weight control |
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How often to test? |
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Cholesterol |
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Cholesterol tests |
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Lowering cholesterol |
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Risk prediction |
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Prescriptions for cholesterol-lowering drugs |
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Risk calculators |
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Example |
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Limitations of risk calculators |
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Making use of risk calculators |
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Genes and the environment |
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Influencing cancer occurrence (lung,
stomach, breast, bowel) |
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Testicular cance |
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Prostate cancer |
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Private vs NHS check ups |
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Screening for illness |
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Cervical screening |
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Breast screening |
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Genetic risk |
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Prostate cancer screening |
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Screening for bowel cancer |
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Osteoporosis |
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Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis |
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Osteoporosis and men |
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Benign prostate enlargement |
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Depression |
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Defining depression – what are
the symptoms? |
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Quick depression test |
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What to do about depression |
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Anxiety |
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Symptoms of anxiety (physical, psychological) |
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Keeping mentally well |
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Dealing with stress |
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Cardiovascular risk reduction |
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Diet and cancer |
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Diet and bone health |
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Practical tips to increase vegetable and fruit
intake |
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Alcohol |
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Benefits of exercise |
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How much is enough exercise? |
