United Patients have compiled detailed health advice & information audio tapes, in a clear and simple to understand format, on over 300 of the most commonly requested illnesses and conditions. Simply choose from one of the categories below, or enter a relevant keyword search, then click on the symbol to the right of the illness or condition you are interested in and the tape will start to play automatically.If you would prefer to have some printed information sent out to you, please email us with your request on info@upa.co.uk quoting your United Patients membership number.

no.	tape name	categories	keywords	listen
235	Safer sex for gay men and bisexuals worried about AIDS	Aids Prevention Sexually transmitted diseases	If during sex semen or blood is able to pass from one person into the bloodstream of a partner ...
234	Safer sex for heterosexuals worried about AIDS	Aids Prevention Sexually transmitted diseases	According to The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) 2000 a major study of sexual behaviour in ...
456	Sarcoidosis	Blood disorders Breathing disorders	Sarcoidosis or sarcoid as it is sometimes known is a condition which can affect any part of the ...
349	Scabies	Infectious diseases	Scabies is a contagious (catching) disorder of the skin caused by very small wingless insects or mites called the ...
091	Schizophrenia	Mental health	symptoms of schizophrenia can be similar at times to other major brain disorders such as bipolar disorder (Manic/Depression) or ...
171	Sciatica		In sciatica there is a pain down into the leg which travels below the knee and may involve the ...
367	Scoliosis		Scoliosis is a condition which affects the spines of many children teenagers and adults. The human spine features many ...
140	Sexually transmitted infections:different forms and local clinics	Health services Sexually transmitted diseases	Sexually transmitted diseases - also known as STDs and once called venereal diseases or VD - are infectious diseases ...
439	Side affects of cancer treatment	Cancer	Side effects happen because radiotherapy affects normal cells as well as cancer cells. Normal cells are more able to ...
216	Sinusitis	Breathing disorders Ear, nose and throat	The paranasal sinuses are the air-filled spaces in the bones of the skull that open into the nose. One ...
027	Skin cancer	Cancer	Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and accounts for half of all new cancers in Western ...
507	Skin resurfacing		Laser technology is playing an increasing role in medical and cosmetic treatments and therapies. Laser skin resurfacing can play ...
508	Sleep apnoea		Apnoea refers to short spells when breathing stops. In obstructive sleep apnoea the throat is sucked closed during sleep. ...
509	Sleep clinics		Sleep disorders include problems such as obstructive sleep apnoea snoring problems insomnia and narcolepsy. Treatments available include laser snoring ...
307	Slipped disc		A slipped disc is when the soft part of the disc bulges through the circle of connective tissue. This ...
382	Smoking and how teenagers can stop	Smoking Youth	Whether you are trying to break with your own nicotine addiction or you have come here solely for the ...
133	Smoking and how to give up	Smoking	Giving up smoking is tough as nicotine is addictive but it is possible.Before quitting be clear about your reasons ...
135	Smoking and pregnancy	Pregnancy and childbirth Smoking	When you light your cigarette in pregnancy you're not the only one who smokes - Your baby does to! ...
322	Smoking before an operation	Smoking Surgery	Smoking causes two problems which can affect you during an operation. Firstly it decreases the lungs ability to clear ...
263	Snoring	Breathing disorders	Snoring occurs when air does not flow smoothly through the air passages or when the soft tissues or muscles ...
296	Special care with medications	Drug treatment	Before any type of medication can be sold in Britain it needs to pass rigorous safety checks that it ...
047	Speech problems in children	Child health Speech and reading disorders	Speech can also be delayed or disordered in children with a 22q11.2 deletion. These errors are generally as a ...
051	Stammering	Speech and reading disorders	Stammering usually starts in early childhood but when you were small your speech may not have bothered you as ...
271	Staying healthy on holiday - General Advice	Prevention Travel	In this section you will find advice about TravelHealth topics such as malaria and how to stop getting bitten. ...
067	Sterilisation for men: vasectomy	Contraception Men's health	Vasectomy is a very simple and straightforward operation. Having had ‘the snip’ myself I can vouch for the fact ...
068	Sterilisation for women	Contraception Women's health	Almost any woman can be sterilised - and every year thousands of women choose to have the operation. However ...
225	Steroids	Drug treatment	Everything you need to know about anabolic steroids anabolic steroid information types of steroids sports steroids steroid use steroid ...
081	Stress	Mental health	Stress is the wear and tear our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has ...
115	Stroke: what is it?	Elderly Heart and circulation disorders	A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. Without a supply of ...
458	Sub-arachnoid brain haemorrhage	Brain & nervous system disorders	The arachnoid is a thin membrane that covers the brain behaving very much like cling-film . Within this membrane ...
098	Sunburn	First aid Prevention Skin disorders	Sunburn is the damaging effect on the skin of the ultraviolet light contained in sunlight (UV). Ultraviolet light is ...
415	Sweating excessively	Skin disorders	Sweating is a normal way to keep the body temperature steady if the air temperature is hot during a ...