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Government to move ‘pre-1992 State pensioners’ to GEMS
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Read more1. Addison's disease
2. Asthma
3. Bipolar mood disorder
4. Bronchiectasis
5. Cardiac failure
6. Cardiomyopathy
7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
8. Chronic renal disease
9. Coronary artery disease
10. Crohn's disease
11. Diabetes insipidus
12. Diabetes mellitus type I and type II
13. Dysrhythmia
14. Epilepsy
15. Glaucoma
16. Haemophilia A and B
17. Hyperlipidaemia
18. Hypertension
19. Hypothyroidism
20. Multiple sclerosis
21. Parkinson's disease
22. Rheumatoid arthritis
23. Schizophrenia
24. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
25. Ulcerative colitis
The definitions given above are intended to give the reader a general idea of each disease and are not intended for diagnostic purposes. For more information on these diseases, please consult your doctor.