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Varicose veins affect up to 40% of UK adults, with many sufferers feeling more self-conscious in the summer when the hotter weather makes us want to reach for shorts, skirts and swimwear. How confiden

Varicose veins affect up to 40% of UK adults, with many sufferers feeling more self-conscious in the summer when the hotter weather makes us want to reach for shorts, skirts and swimwear. How confiden

Your triggers Was the sunshine and a chilled glass of fizz the highlight of your summer? Well, if that dreamy scene quickly morphed into a sneezing fit, flushed cheeks, a broken night’s sleep and a bo

The advice you need

They offer vital clues to what’s happening inside us. Here’s what they might be trying to tell you – and what to do about it

Dr Elise Dallas is a GP whose expertise you can trust