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| Illness Category | Number |
| high blood pressure | 16.0 million |
| asthma | 5.2 million |
| ADHD and ADD | 1.0 million |
| cancer | 0.5 million |
| diabetes | 1.8 million |
| eczema | 4.8 million |
| hayfever | 10.0 million |
| headache or migraine | 4.0 million |
| heart problem | 2.5 million |
| liver or alcohol problem | 10.0 million |
| neurotic disorder | 9.8 million |
| obesity | 10.0 million |
The table could be extended. It also provides no appreciation of the indirect effects of illness on other family or community members. If we add up the figures, we get 75.6 million, with a UK population of around 60 million. So there must be many sick people in at least two of the above categories!
[September 2008, NHS Direct website indicated much more UK migraine than we understood before, say around 10 million. Our meditation and related techniques can help migraine suffers significantly. Helping the liver is the key... Ed.]
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