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Haemorrhoids
Relief available for haemorrhoid sufferers
Hair conditions
Can stress cause your hair to go grey?
Hair loss
HAIR LOSS. The bald facts!
I lose a lot of hair every day. Am I going bald?
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Hangover
How can I prevent a hangover this Xmas?
Happiness
Are you happy?
Hawthorn
Is there a proven herbal remedy for heart failure?
Hayfever
Asthma patients. Treat that runny nose!
HAYFEVER. More than a runny nose.
POLLEN ALLERGY. Welcome to spring!
Sneezing season here again!
Head colds
How to avoid getting sick this winter
Can you catch a head cold from being cold?
Cold facts about common colds
Are antibiotics needed for a cold with yellow or green mucus?
Can treatment for a head cold raise blood pressure?
Do cough medicines work for colds?
Head colds in children. Frequent in winter months.
Is it safe to fly with a head cold?
Does echinacea prevent colds?
How long should you use nose spray/drops for a cold?
Frequent ôcoldsö are normal
Hot tips for winter colds
Head lice
Nit busting. New strategy advised.
Head lice. How to get rid of them
Headache
When are child headaches serious?
Migraine. Early treatment is vital
Tension: a very common cause of headaches
Migraines: a special kind of headache
Health assessment
What is an older person's 'health assessment' and who is eligible?
Health insurance
Which health insurance policy is best for me?
Healthy eating
Healthy eating in the elderly. It's never too late.
Healthy lifestyle
SNAP to a healthy lifestyle!
Hearing loss
Listen hear!
Heart attack
Don't ignore affairs of the heart (women)
Should healthy people take daily aspirin?
Cut your heart attack and stroke risk
What should I do if I have chest pain?
HEART ATTACK. How to avoid having one.
Heart attack? Go to hospital
Heart failure
Is there a proven herbal remedy for heart failure?
Heartburn
Heartburn. The good news.
Relief for heartburn sufferers.
Heavy periods
Teenage periods. What is 'normal'?
Many options for heavy periods
Helicobacter pylori
HELICOBACTER...what?
Important news for ulcer sufferers
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A, typhoid vaccination for travellers
How many injections are needed for combined hepatitis A/B cover?
Hepatitis A. Travellers beware!
Hepatitis A can be prevented
Hepatitis A/B
How many injections are needed for combined hepatitis A/B cover?
How long before travel is hepatitis A/B vaccination given?
Hepatitis B
How many injections are needed for combined hepatitis A/B cover?
Hepatitis B shots for all babies
New vaccination guide out
Who needs hepatitis B shots?
Hepatitis C
Better therapy for hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C: a new epidemic
Herbal medicines
Can herbal remedies help back pain?
Prostate blues. Don't suffer in silence!
Take care with herbal medicines
Are herbal medicines completely safe?
Are herbal remedies effective for anxiety?
Can herbal medicines affect blood pressure?
Is there a herbal remedy for osteoarthritis?
MENOPAUSE. What's new?
Is there a natural cure for morning sickness?
Do natural therapies help the menopause?
What is the herb ginkgo used for?
Can St John's Wort interfere with my prescribed medications?
Are any herbal remedies effective against depression?
Does echinacea prevent colds?
Herpes
What's new in treating 'cold sores'?
Genital herpes can be treated
Hives
Hives itch can 'drive you crazy'!
Home Medicines Review
What is an HMR (Homes Medicine Review)?
House dust
Dust mite control measures no use for asthma
HPV
Pap smears still needed after HPV vax
HPV vaccine now approved for males
When is your next Pap smear due?
What is the deadline for free HPV vaccine?
HPV vaccination for women over 26 years
Cancer of the cervix and HPV
HRT
Hormone therapy. Back in favour.
Hormone therapy. The latest advice.
MENOPAUSE. What's new?
HRT. What are the risks?
Humor
Funny bones (Summer 2012)
Surgery for dummies (Autumn 2012)
Funny bones (Summer 2011)
Memories... (Fun Stuff spring 2011)
Fun stuff (winter 2011)
Fun stuff (autumn 2011)
Reflections on old age
Chocoholics' guide to a balanced diet
Laughter is the best medicine
What's in a name? (joke)
Swine flu news
Fun stuff (spring 2009)
Fun stuff (Winter 2009)
You're joking!
How to lose weight (joke)
Funny bones
Healthy humour
Funny bones
Healthy humour
Healthy Humour
Funny bones
Funny bones
Healthy humour
Funny bones
Funny Bones
Healthy humour.
Medical madness (jokes)
Diet rules (joke)
Funny bones
Silent but deadly (Humour)
On a humorous note...
Laugh your way to good health!
The lighter side of life...
Laughter, the best medicine!
Gonzo's medical guide. Part 2.
Heard recently at the surgery...
Gonzo's medical guide. Part 1.
Hypoglycemia
Diabetes. The hype on hypos
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