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This article considers some of the spiritual, social and physical benefits of the pilgrimage to Mecca and review the potential risks healthcare professionals need to be aware of as many can be mitigated with appropriate preparation.

Acute posterior vitreous detachment is a common cause of unilateral floaters and flashes in the eyes. These visual experiences are frightening for the patient.

Clostridium difficile infection is recognised as a frequent cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in patients admitted to hospitals in the UK.

Recognised risk factors for glaucoma now include elevated intraocular pressure, age, race, family history, myopia and corneal thickness.

Problems with feeding and malnutrition are common in dementia. The consequences are often serious and worsen with disease progression.

Erectile dysfunction is one of the most common sexual problems and affects around half of all men over 40 years at some point. It becomes more common and severe as men get older.

Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is largely a disease of the elderly and is commonly associated with hypertension and renal dysfunction.

Orthostatic hypotension is defined as a drop in blood pressure. This article looks at the causes, investigations and treatment of orthostatic hypotension.

Diabetic neuropathy is a major healthcare challenge. Ulceration, deep infection and Charcot arthropathy of the foot and ankle are all consequent upon diabetic neuropathy.

Science minister Malcolm Wicks suggested that monitoring tags could help families or carers track older people who have specific illnesses such as dementia.

The onset of a dementing illness does not erase sexuality, but may alter sexual behaviour and expression in many patients. This can be very distressing to both the patient and their partner.

This article looks at the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression administered using a specifically adapted manual by a primary care physician (PCP) facilitator with non-physician co-facilitators.

Stroke is a serious complication of atrial fibrillation, affecting not only the patient but people around them as well. The use of warfarin reduces ischemic stroke but should not be taken lightly.

This article provide an insight into how new radiological techniques can be used to investigate for colon cancer in the older patient.

Motor neuron disease is a devastating condition characterised by degeneration of motor nerves. Quality of life for patients requires preventing unnecessary delay in diagnosis and early referral to an appropriate multidisciplinary team.