Cases from the clinic An interesting case of chalky white nail, came into clinic, they looked like this : Do you notice the chalky white lines going across the nail and the white grainy, patchy appearance of the nail? I am seeing this condition more and more, this lady had…
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Let’s set the scene Malcolm had suffered for 2 years with a painful foot, he thought he had a Verruca. He treated it at home with the usual preparations, it didn’t go and got more painful. He complained to his wife (a lot), he complained to his practice nurse (she…
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It doesn’t take much nice weather for us Brits to reach for the sandals and holiday shoes does it? Maybe this burst of sun has got you thinking about getting them out of the wardrobe and dusting them off? But, you’re scared of what’s lurking under your winter fluffy socks…
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Back in June I met Dr Michael Mosely at a health conference in London. He’s a really interesting guy; he does the ‘Truth About’ and ‘Trust Me I’m a Doctor’ programmes on the BBC – which I love to watch. He was talking about how the idea of 10,000 steps…
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How confident are you about separating the Facts from Fiction? Lets see how you do with the statements below:- Psoriasis is not infectious, you cant catch it Fact: Psoriasis is a long term disorder of the body’s internal immune system where the specialist Tcells (I call them the army cells…
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