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Skin Cancer Awareness

Cancer

Your essential skin cancer checklist

Following her diagnosis of a malignant melanoma, the Duchess of York has spoken about the importance of checking any new moles that may appear on your body. Skin cancer can kill you, so it's essential to know the signs and get any suspicious skin changes checked out quickly. Here we...

by Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, FRCGP

Stroke Prevention

Brain and nerves

Your guide to stroke prevention

Every year, around 100,000 people in the UK have a stroke. Whilst there are around 1.3 million people in the UK who have survived a...

by Lawrence Higgins

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ADHD and diet

Mental health

Can diet affect your ADHD?

by Victoria Raw

Detox myth

General health and lifestyle

Why you don't need to detox

by Victoria Raw

Hay fever

Allergies, blood & immune system

How to manage hay fever at home

by Victoria Raw

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Health topics ...

Advice and clinical information on a wide variety of healthcare topics

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Signs and symptoms ...

It's often difficult to tell the difference between a symptom and a medical condition - do you just have indigestion or is it a stomach ulcer? Does your blurred vision have a simple explanation or should you get checked out for type 2 diabetes? Take a look through the expert information below covering some of the most common medical symptoms, to understand more about the cause of your problem.

Tiredness

Signs and symptoms

Tiredness

by Dr Rachel Hudson, MRCGP

Muscle weakness

Bones, joints and muscles

Muscle weakness

by Dr Philippa Vincent, MRCGP

Upper quadrant pain

Digestive health

Left upper quadrant pain

by Dr Caroline Wiggins, MRCGP

Groin lumps

Signs and symptoms

Lumps in the groin

by Dr Colin Tidy, MRCGP

Managing conditions ...

From ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure, to steroids for eczema, find out what options are available, how they work and the possible side effects.