Chronic cold sores Q Last February, I moved to the UK from South Africa. From the moment I arrived, I’ve been plagued by cold sores, often one every few weeks. I used to get them very occasionally, but now they’ve become chronic. I’ve also been more...
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Q Could you suggest an alternative to the antibiotic flucloxacillin? I was alarmed to read in WDDTY that it can create liver damage, particularly in the elderly (I am 69), if taken for more than two weeks.
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Otitis media (OM) - inflammation of the middle ear - is a common childhood affliction the world over. Every year, there are about 1.5 million cases in the UK, and 2.2 million cases in the US.
Two new examples of medical overkill have been announced to tackle that major problem of childhood: otitis media, or middle ear infections. ...
Foetal scalp monitoring can trigger complications such as trauma, haemorrhage and infection which can even lead to death, warns a US study team. ...
Miss L.P., a 28-year-old single woman, was troubled by cold sores, which seemed to be triggered by citrus. She was an avid drinker of normal English tea with milk, but had recently got into the habit of having a grapefruit each morning. She was...
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