While it’s relatively rare, meningitis is contagious and potentially fatal. It can strike suddenly and kill quickly, so if you suspect a member of your family could have it, you should...
Allergy advice that is not to be sniffed at
From peanuts to pollen and dairy to dust mites, lots of people seek allergy advice for themselves or a member of their family. An allergy is the body’s reaction to a...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome explained
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a long-term condition of the digestive system thought to affect around one in five people at some point in their lives. There’s a good chance it...
Raising awareness of diabetes on World Health Day
Around 350 million people worldwide live with diabetes and the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicts that the disease will be the seventh leading cause of death by 2030. World Health Day...
Travel health tips: Seven things you need to know
It’s the time of year when many people’s thoughts start turning to their holidays and patients ask me about health precautions they should take before travelling. Concerns about the spread of...
What you need to know about rheumatoid arthritis
While rheumatoid arthritis is generally a condition associated with older patients, the truth is that it can affect people of any age, including children. Affecting as many as one 690,000 people...
Hair loss treatment advice
Hair loss treatment can help both men and women. Our hair is an integral part of our identity, especially for women, so losing it can cause lack of confidence, anxiety...
Family Health: Avoiding cold weather health risks
There are plenty of myths about how people can catch a cold, with probably the most common the one about going outside in the cold with wet hair. While it’s not...
Family health: Gluten intolerance
There’s now far more help available for people who experience gluten intolerance than used to be the case, with restaurants and supermarkets stocking specialist alternatives to many foodstuffs. There have been...
Family health: Cervical cancer prevention week
This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (January 24 to 30), when participating GP surgeries will be helping to make women aware of the symptoms and causes of the disease,...
Family health: cold sore treatment
Cold sores can be a sign that we are rundown or stressed and people are often more susceptible in the winter months. They are caused by a virus and will usually...
Family health: What to do about head lice
Head lice are one of the things many parents worry about when their children return to school, with one in three youngsters in the UK affected at some point in...
Family health: seasonal affective disorder
It’s no surprise that some people start to feel a little blue at a time of year when the days are short and the nights long and dark. Most people will...
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