Q For five years now I’ve had a skin condition called hidradenitis. I’ve been admitted to hospital 24 times to have abscesses lanced but, within a few months of each treatment, the abscesses recur. I am almost constantly on antibiotics, which I feel...
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Is it caused by vitamin deficiency?Could vitamin deficiency be the cause of chronic pain? One study found that one in seven people from South Asia who are living in the UK suffer from perpetual chronic pain, nearly twice as many as Europeans of a...
Q My nine-year-old daughter is just recovering from a bad bout of measles. With this, she had an ear infection and conjunctivitis, and this is clearing up, but her cough seems to be lingering. I’m worried that her weakened immune system may not be...
My seven-month-old granddaughter has developed a severe case of eczema, particularly on her neck and trunk. It is predominantly dry but, during moments of distress, it has wept liquid. Can anyone suggest anything to soothe the skin and prevent the...
VITAMIN D: It can lower your risk of rheumatoid arthritis
The sun is beneficial for its ability to induce vitamin D production in our bodies. For those people who take cod liver oil in the winter for its vitamin D value, it may be prudent to switch during the sunny summer months to fish oil or krill oil as...
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Randall Neustaedter OMD