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Q A while ago, I was diagnosed with depression when my first marriage broke up. I took medication for a year and, with help from my GP and friends, I thought I was fully recovered. Happily, I’m now re

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Q My new boss at work is making my life awful – and it’s affecting my health. I’m having trouble sleeping and I just feel anxious all the time waiting for her to find fault with me. My husband says I

PINKY PROBLEM Q The little finger on my right hand is permanently bent inward. I’m a keen bowls player, and it’s starting to affect my game. I asked my pharmacist for a splint, but I can’t stretch the

Q Last weekend, we were at our friends’ barbecue. I noticed that the chicken looked a little undercooked and, afterwards, my husband and I both had sickness and diarrhoea. The sickness has settled but

In the past, most people associated the menopause with hot flushes, night sweats and vaginal dryness. Not all women experience these, but there’s no doubt they are very common. However, we now know th