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TV's Dr. Sarah Jarvis blogs on health and wellness

Look after your kidneys

They're the most commonly transplanted organ, but we're more likely to think of them in the context of a traditional British steak pie. What are they? Your kidneys, of course. Looking after them is easy if you just know how.
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Bedwetting - don't suffer in silence

Contrary to popular belief, bedwetting is nothing to do with being lazy and it's rarely due to psychological problems, especially in children who have never been dry at night.
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Viral meningitis - never to be ignored

This week is viral meningitis awareness week. There are about 2,500 cases of bacterial meningitis every year in the UK, but viral meningitis is much more common.
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When drugs collide - what happens when medicines interact?

All my patients seem to know the rule about not drinking when you're on antibiotics - the trouble is, it isn't a rule! In fact, it's safe to drink some alcohol when you're taking most kinds of antibiotics. Yet there are hundreds of possible interactions between commonly prescribed medicines that very few people seem to have heard of. So why do they happen, and why do they matter?
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Shingles vaccine - why?

Why vaccinate against shingles at all? Shingles can be a really nasty condition - while most people recover completely, some people get very severe nerve pain, called post-herpetic neuralgia, that can go on for years
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Star England fly-half blogs on health and fitness

How MyHealth can put you on the path to better health

As a professional athlete, I'm naturally interested in keeping in great health. But the question is, how high would I rank on the Patient Q Score?
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Why being stress aware matters

National Stress Awareness Day is on 7th November - so what better time is there to sit back and take stock of your pressure levels?
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How to give sports injuries the boot

You don’t need me to tell you that taking part in sport is a healthy thing to do. Except of course at those times when injury strikes and suddenly you’re out of the game, on the bench – and if you’re really unlucky – off to the nearest A&E unit.
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