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  1. Accessible Leaflets
  2. Advice for Travel Abroad
  3. Alcohol Withdrawal (Alcohol Detoxification)
  4. Alcohol and Liver Disease
  5. Alcohol and Sensible Drinking
  6. Alcoholism and Problem Drinking
  7. Aspirin and Other Antiplatelet Medicines
  8. Benefits of Stopping Smoking
  9. Bupropion (Zyban®)
  10. Cardiovascular Health Risk Assessment
  11. Care.data - Sharing Your Information
  12. Cervical Screening (Cervical Smear Test)
  13. Cholesterol
  14. Dietary Tips for Vegetarians and Vegans
  15. E-cigarettes
  16. Ears and Flying
  17. Eat More Fruit and Vegetables
  18. Epilepsy and Planning Pregnancy
  19. Fibre and Fibre Supplements
  20. Five Choices to Help You Stay Healthy
  21. Get to Know Your Testicles (Testes)
  22. Healthy Eating
  23. How to Quit Smoking
  24. Living with a Long-term Condition
  25. Low-fat Diet Sheet
  26. Medical Negligence
  27. Mediterranean Diet
  28. NHS and Other Care Options
  29. Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
  30. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  31. Obesity and Overweight in Adults
  32. Obesity and Overweight in Children
  33. Orlistat - Help With Weight Loss
  34. Passive Smoking
  35. Physical Activity For Health
  36. Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing
  37. Practical Guide to Healthy Caring
  38. Pregnancy - Planning to Become Pregnant
  39. Pregnancy and Physical Activity
  40. Preventing Cardiovascular Diseases
  41. Preventing DVT When You Travel
  42. Preventing Skin Cancer
  43. Prevention of Falls in the Elderly
  44. Recommended Safe Limits of Alcohol
  45. Relaxation Exercises
  46. Safer Sex
  47. Screening Tests in the UK
  48. Sexually Transmitted Infections
  49. Smoking - How Addicted Are You?
  50. Smoking - The Facts
  51. Sources of NHS Help When Unwell
  52. Statins and other Lipid-lowering Medicines
  53. Sun and Health
  54. Tips for Dealing with Lactose Intolerance
  55. Varenicline (Champix®)
  56. Weight Loss Surgery
  57. Weight Reduction - How to Lose Weight