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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

MY five-year-old

Q MY five-year-old picks up everything going at school. What can I do? Read

Don't Be Down In The Mouth

Family casebook TEETH Read

BED-WETTING WOES

Q MY son has just started high school and says he likes it but he has also started to wet the bed. He is very embarrassed and I am worried. 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

MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD

Q MY five-year-old picks up everything going at school. What can I do? Read

Save a life by learning basic CPR

Family casebook CPR Read

Your cauliflower's ear to stay

Q I HAVE played rugby for three years and developed a cauliflower ear like England star Graham Rowntree. Will it go away? Read

Kamikaze midge has left me deaf

Q A MIDGE flew into my ear two weeks ago. I tried to get it out with a cotton bud but I've gone deaf on that side. What can I do? Read

Will the Pill really cure my acne?

Q I AM 16 and have really bad acne. My GP suggested that I start on the Pill. Will this help? Read

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