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Dr Toni Hazell
MBBS, BSc, MRCGP, DFSRH, Dip GU med, DRCOG, DCH (London, UK, 2000)
Dr. Toni Hazell qualified from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School and did her VTS at Northwick Park Hospital.
She is a GP in Tottenham with particular interests in women’s health, sexual health, HIV, asthma and allergies. Toni has a strong academic background and works for the Royal College of GPs as an eLearning fellow. She also writes CPD for a variety of organisations, is an appraiser, is a GP representative for Haringey LMC and sits on the board of the Primary Care Women's Health Forum. She has considerable presenting and chairing experience at both face to face and online conferences. Further information and examples of her work can be found atwww.tonihazell.com
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Coarctation of the aorta is a type of congenital heart disease where there is a narrowing in part of the aorta, the main artery that leaves the left side of the heart.
Pregnancy presents the body with a number of challenges, many of which can produce symptoms and cause problems. Many side effects of pregnancy are not serious for mother or baby, although complaints like nausea, vomiting, acid reflux and constipation can be very unpleasant.
Chronic open-angle glaucoma is a painless condition which causes damage to the optic nerve at the back of your eye and can affect your vision. The person affected is not aware they have it: open-angle glaucoma is detected by an optician or eye doctor. It is usually caused by an increase in pressure within your eye. If open-angle glaucoma is not treated, glaucoma can lead to visual loss at the edge of your vision and even to total loss of vision, although this is rare in high-income countries. Treatment can slow down glaucoma and help to prevent this. All adults aged over 35-40 should have a regular eye check which includes measurement of their eye pressure, although chronic open-angle glaucoma is more likely to affect people over the age of 60.