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hi all... my face is really bad just lately ive always had a red face but it looks so bad a lot worse than it used to... its red sometimes itchy and bumpy in places with the odd white head pimple.......
If plant sterols are so effective against too much bad cholesterol, can anyone tell me why they have not been made into some kind of medication for people like me - I am on the top dose of simvastatin...
My husband has a cold with bad cough, as he is on other medication he can't take over-the-counter cough medicines doesn't like honey (as in honey and lemon) any other suggestions please ? Merry...
i lost it after another argument with hubby, and banged my head on the wall several times. Since then, my right eye is blurred, right hand side of neck and head is aching, and i feel quite poorly....
Hi, I have a sore throat and a sore tongue, which seems to be swoolen at the sides, ( which look a bit reddish and flabby ) I keep biting it when eating, which isn't improving the matter. it has been...
my poor baby had had a bowel movement for 3 days and every time she tried she cried in pain.. when she did manage to go it was hard and dry with blood...she is 7 month and im weaning her on fruit and...
Just been reading an article about boosting your immune system over the winter by taking vitamins and minerals. Recommended are echinacea, zinc, garlic, vitamin D and vitamin C. Do any of you good...
On Thursday my husband came home complaining that he had a sore head (not headache, but that it actually was sore) and that he had felt something pop when he was at work. He still has the sore head...
Roughly - on average how long does it take for your food to pass through your body?
For instance I had porridge at 8am and a mandarin at approx 10.30 - will I have 'passed' that now?...
Hi I am a bit of a worrier so hear me out with this........ recently I shook hands with a stranger, and it wasn't until after that i noticed I had a smallish cut on the finger next to my little finger...
Hi. Just a curiosity question. Does anyone know what a urine test would be (kidney related) which has something to do with tiny little sugars and is monitored (or takes) about 96 hours? Thanks for any...
I received a letter this morning about the new system that is being launched called ''Summary Care Record'' ( your emergency care summary) where Healthcare staff ( with my permission ) will have...
Endoscopy shows I have hiatus hernia and have been given list of dos and donts. Any fellow sufferers out there with tips on best way of dealing with this? I dont smoke and have been on the wagon for...
Does anyone have any experience of morphine (10mg a.m and 20mg p.m - 12 hour slow release) causes low mood and tearful reaction (after 3 weeks of use) Can't work out if this is a reaction to the...
Some of us are lucky enough to know the triggers, cheese, chocolate, oranges (set my uncle off), light reflected off bright surfaces, and others. Just thought I'd share, I heard a few decades back...
Has anyone suffered shortness of breath after a couple of weeks taking Statins? I know it's a possible side effect but so is everything else.
If so, did a change of tablet help?...