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Family Casebook Congenital Heart Defects

A BEAMING smile shows this baby is thriving after surgery for a hole in the heart. Read

I'm Too Wide To Be A Bride

I've Piled On 2st Since I Started Tablets Read

Am I A Heartbeat Away From Crisis?

I'm Haunted By O'donnell Tragedy Read

Is my sunbed kid in danger?

Mum Right To Worry About Cancer Risks Read

Bin Fags And Fatty Foods To Lower Risk Of Stroke

Family Casebook Mini-Stroke Read

Can The Oprah Disease Run In A Family?

Q I READ that US talk show diva Oprah Winfrey suffers from thyroid problems but can you tell me if an underactive thyroid runs in families? My mother had one, my sister is also a sufferer and I am worried about myself. Read

Why are boobs different sizes?

SCHOOL PALS MOCK ME AT GYM CLASS Read

Fears over 'useless' flu jab

Q I USUALLY have the flu vaccine but with all the stuff on the news saying it is not effective I don't know if I should bother this year. Read

Can Pill Make My Tan Blotchy?

Q I WENT on holiday to Ibiza with my friends. We had a great time but when I came back I noticed my tan is really patchy on my face with a lot of really dark bits. I normally tan well and the only thing different this year is that I was on the contraceptive pill. Could this have affected my tan? Read

Can I take pill long-term?

Q I AM 40 and I still take a birth control pill. I don't want children but I am worried about how safe it is to be on the pill for years at a time? Read

Eye op has mum blinking worried

Q MY mum is to have cataract surgery and is terrified. What exactly does the op involve? Read

Ways To Battle Brittle Bones

Family Casebook Osteoporosis Read

Reverse Snip Has Lain My Man Low

What can hubby do to boost his sperm count? Read

Firm's Humming is Hellish

Q I'VE suffered from vertigo for years but it has become worse since a firm next to my home installed a machine that constantly emits a humming noise. Is this affecting me? Read

Spot Symptoma Of Change Of Life

Family casebook MENOPAUSE Read

Don't be down in the mouth

Family casebook TEETH Read

Can I take Viagra safely?

Q I AM on tablets for high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Is it safe for me to take Viagra? Read

Skin fears after soaking up the Spanish sunshine

Q ON holiday in Spain I got a great tan but have noticed circular patches of skin on my arms and back that are almost white compared to the rest of me. Is there something wrong? Read

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