What Doctors Don't Tell You...
There are two types of farsightedness: hyperopia and presbyopia. Hyperopia, where the eye is shorter than usual, is a condition you’re born with, but which gets worse over time. Presbyopia is where eye muscles become rigid and the eye lens is less...
Having no symptoms, hypertension can only be diagnosed by measuring it. Two readings are taken: the pressure of the blood when pumping (systolic), and the resting pressure between each heartbeat (diastolic).
None of the 66 pharmaceutical drugs currently licensed as treatment for high blood pressure, or hypertension, are any better than 'water pills', according to a new breakthrough study.
Q-I have a patient who has been afflicted with lichen planus for more than 20 years, affecting mainly the mouth. The condition is now much worse than it was 20 years ago and conventional medicine ...
Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, describes any condition that reduces bone mass. Symptoms include leg and foot cramps; height loss; lower-back pain; hip, wrist and spine fractures;
Q-I am 36. I've always suffered from heavy periods, acne and facial hair. Fifteen years ago, my doctor diagnosed my problem as polycystic ovarian disease and put me on the Pill. Lately, my periods ...
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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