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kirsteenrose

New To Running; Hints And Tips Appreciated.

Hey all. Well after months of wanting, I have finally started running on a daily basis. I have read up on the best ways for an absolute beginner like me to get into the groove. I have my comfy shoes...

March-Hare

Front Of Ankle Pain

In agony since Saturday with a pain in the front of right ankle. Feels like something is trapped and needs to click. Painful walking in flat shoes but relieved by wearing heels although does not...

RATTER15

Depression Is A Mental Illness.

So I wonder if there is depression in uncivilised communities, in outback/jungle tribes etc.?...

rsvp

Buying On Line Contact Lenses

Can anyone recommend where to buy contact lenses on line please.

sandyRoe

Recent Questions About Dentists Prompted This Thought, Do You Still Use 'gas' To Anaesthetise...

...nervous adult patients? I believe they need someone to administer it, which would add to the cost, and there are other reasons why it shouldn't be used. But is it available in some cases?...

horseshoes

High Blood Pressure

I have just found out I have high blood pressure, and I'm currently using a blood pressure machine at home for a week, just to make sure it's not that I'm getting worked up going to the GP. The...

lilacben

I Was Wondering If Anyone Else Has Had Trouble With Their Gland Under The Arm?

For quite a few weeks I have had an ache from under my left arm, the ache continues down to the side of my bust. It is uncomfortable when I am in bed and when I lift my arm to use it... bearing in...

ferlew

Just Found A Lump

For the past two days, I have had pain on bending, in the right lower abdominal quadrant. I was just describing to Mr F where the pain was, and I can feel a definite lump there, and it's tender. Area...

boxtops

Breast Check, Ladies

This is a great site for a reminder as to what we all should be doing on a regular basis http://coppafeel.org/boob-check/...

Cloverjo

Mobility Aids

I am looking for something to help my mum be more mobile and independent. Her illness has lead to a loss of mobility, and she has trouble standing from a sitting position. I was looking for a raising...

EDDIE51

Tocilizumab Clinical Trial?

Am a healthy male age 63, I have been asked to take part in a clinical trial of Tocilizumab and its effect on white blood cells. Is their anything I should be aware of before deciding what to do?...

Eve

Bilirubin

Was having a bit of a muse over some results via hospital and self testing so though I'd see if Sqad/Slaney had any ideas. Was told my blood bilirubin was slightly raised earlier, 24 I think, though I...

Marijn

Puffy Knees. Squad Or Anyone, Please

I knelt down for a short while yesterday and when I got up my knees felt strangely puffy, and where the skin on my knees had been pushed upwards while I knelt, it remained stuck upwards and folded....

breadstick

Do Not Resuscitate

What does this mean as regards an elderly patient in hospital? Does this mean the patient is expected to pass away in the near future? Does the doctor need the patient or relatives permission?...

BlueToffee

Statins

My new GP thinks a cholesterol level of 5.1 is too high for a 70 year old male, so prescribed Statins for me. Well, I have diligently taken them now for three weeks and feel very lethargic, aching...

RATTER15

Wart Removal By The Power Of Your Mind?

I think homeopathy has been pretty much proven to be nonsense but many years ago it was the only option to me with warts covering the whole of the bottom of one foot. I went to see a homoeopath who...