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Has had another stroke, first was earlier this year. They are very depressed afetr losing the feeling in both hands, (very down indeed) even more since the last one), but they have a real fighting...
My husband aged 73 has just been prescribed the statin Simvastatin - 40mg, one at night. Is this a high dosage? Are they safe to take? He is in very good health and still working as a motor mechanic....
There's this guy i really liked and have been trying to go out with him forever and eventually got him and we slept together unprotected more than once. I Started itching, mainly around the genital...
Running every 2days 3kms, almost 2 miles. the problem is i cant see me running any further, i´ve been running for 2 weeks now. I´m not new to running, but used to only run on a sunday...
hi i have the choice of 2 hospitals for antenatal... one is 25mins away the other 45mins... the first one tho i have heard of bad reports and when i mc in july i wasnt impressed with the care i had...
I have a shoulder injury but not sure what it is. could any-one on here please help? my son unintentionally hit me with a hammer and my shoulder has been quite painful. this happened five days ago and...
Does a pomegranate count as one of your five a day as it is a fruit but you are just eating the seeds they don't really have much flesh so do they still count?
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Not sure if this qualifies, but I didn't know where else to put it. I have trouble winding down sometimes in bed (fnar, fnar) so I find myself listening to guided meditations on Youtube. They help a...
Would it be safe to take 2 15mg tablets just now & again? Says to take 1 daily but i know you can get 30mg tablets. Just that they don't seem to be working much. Thanks
Sqad lilachen........Google...." the long thoracic nerve of Bell" and that will give you the answer to your SIL's problem, A known complication of gall bladder surgery. Thankyou sqad.. ..I...
hi all before i fell preg i always had spotting before period was due i have been spotting brown for 6 days now and im 4 weeks 2 days pregnant i had a miscarriage in july at 5weeks 3 days which i had...
Hiya. I have a mass on my right ovary that my GP says is potentially Malignant. I told this to a good friend and she says that if I had Cancer I would without a doubt be losing weight. My weight has...
My mum aged 85 got fed up of waiting for her gp to find out what was wrong with her, so decided to pay privately for a consultation. £208.00. She has been depressed lately and even though she...
Not sure this is the right area to ask this but - A friend has had a pacemaker fitted. It just came up in conversation if she should run for a bus and her heart rate increase because of the need to...
Bit of history....Im 35, female, and overweight but I dont smoke, drink or do drugs. I had the mmr injection in my left arm on Wednesday and had the hep b injection in my right arm. On friday I woke...
Any one had to call nhs direct? I did, and was completely unhappy with the outcome. I know they read from a sheet, but I phone up about a Grandaughter with acute stumach pains and was asked what I...
this query about my friend's husband's hand Yesterday as we were sitting chatting, Joe , my friend's husband suddenly appeared to be in a great deal of pain .His right hand seemed to be in some sort...