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Q My mum is 87 and lives alone – she is on several medications. I usually order and collect her prescriptions for her and I have noticed that she seems to be reordering some more frequently than other

Iron is essential for getting oxygen from your lungs to every cell in your body – and without enough, energy production grinds to a halt. It’s a key component of haemoglobin in red blood cells and myo

October is Menopause Awareness Month and this year’s theme is lifestyle medicine, which shines a light on simple daily changes that can act as natural medicine. Katie Taylor, a leading voice on midlif

Q My husband snores really badly, so I wear earplugs at night. When I took them out the other morning, there was a funny popping sound in my left ear, and ever since that ear has felt itchy and sore.

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