This light-hearted video podcast will give you the basics on managing your acne better which does mean seeing a doctor as medical retinoid creams are not available with out prescription in the UK
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When to get tested for COVID and what to do if you’ve been in ‘close contact’ with someone who developed COVID 48 hours later.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has locked down sexual activity to a great extent. That means now is an important window of opportunity to get tested for sexually transmitted infections, according to health professionals quoted in a recent BBC report. In short, the drop in sexual encounters with new partners during the lockdown period means that testing and treatment could lead to very significant reductions in the spread of STIs.
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Is caffeine harmful or good for my health?
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Due to the current pandemic with COVID-19 the guidance from the British society of Rheumatology states clearly that a steroid joint injection should only be considered when the benefit outweighs the risk. The most common reason is severe debilitating pain that does not respond to medication or rubs, interferes with sleep and is getting worse despite other treatments.
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There has been a lot of social media coverage concerned with the possible increased severity of COVID-19 if you are taking an ACE inhibitor or Angiotension II Receptor Blocker medication.
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There are many ways to stay healthy and help prevent yourself getting the coronavirus.
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A lot of us will have no symptoms of the New Coronavirus while others will have mild and maybe even more severe symptoms.
Know when to seek help and also what you can do to improve your health.
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VIDEO blog introducing COVID-19 and why it is so infectious and the power you have to reduce that infectiousness.
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Self-isolation guidelines made clear.
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⚠️There are TWO CLOCK's to follow for staying home- the 7 -DAY and the 14 DAY⚠️
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Melasma occurs because melanin, the normal pigment found in the deeper level of the skin (the epidermis), travels to the top layer of the skin, known as the Dermis. If a skin biopsy is taken it will show that melanin is present in the top dermal layer. It is not clear why this happens, but hormones from the pituitary gland can stimulate the process in certain conditions, pregnancy being one of them.
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There are many medicines to get your bowels moving, the most common is lactulose which unfortunately is full of sugar.
I have four things that I recommend to patients to try, along with changing their diet.
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Coughs during the winter months are common and can last for weeks without causing any harm to your child. So how do you know when you child needs to see a doctor?
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Chocolate truffles that care for you!
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While most of us will get a candida infection or thrush for the first time after taking an antibiotic, or having an infection of the intestine or the birth canal, a small number of us will get fungal infections because our immune system is not working normally either due to medication we are on, or because we have a condition that lowers our immune response.
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Now, you might say- “Why do we need a vaccine for a common, but not ‘serious’, sexually transmitted infection like Clamydia?”
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Unfortunately, as you get older shoulder pain may be something you have to deal with. Often you will have no recollection of doing anything to bring it on.
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With an ageing population it affects more humans than ever before. So can we really do anything to generate new brain cells and possibly slow down the onset of dementia?
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