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What can I do about a constantly runny nose?

Dr Martin Scurr has been treating patients for more than 30 years and is one of the country's leading GPs. Here he tackles constantly runny noses.

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Specs that shine a blue light in your eyes could give you a good night's sleep

The glasses work by resetting the body's internal clock to restore normal sleep patterns. Tests show that wearing the glasses for just an hour a day can help.

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How drug treatment at early stage could halt crippling arthritis

Thousands of rheumatoid arthritis patients could be saved from disability if they are immediately given a drug that is usually reserved for the disease’s later stages, say researchers.

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Want to save the NHS? Switch some lights off!

As managers warn of massive cuts to health spending, one hospital doctor comes up with his own solution.

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'Bionic woman' has 50 screws and two titanium rods fitted in her back to cure 'head-drop'

With a profound hunch in her back and her head pointing fixedly at her feet, Brenda Simpson was described as looking like a 'human question mark'.

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Three million unable to find a dentist on the NHS

Three million people tried to find an NHS dentist in the last two years and failed, a survey reveals. And a further 4.5million did not even bother to look for one, having been put off by past experiences.

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The cancer cream 'that gets rid of sun wrinkles'

The cancer cream 'that gets rid of sun wrinkles'

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Me and my operation: Surgeons ended my agony by tunnelling into my funny bone

Tony Njeim, 42, a garage owner from Uxbridge, Middlesex, had keyhole surgery to tackle the problem. He tells THEA JOURDAN his story, and his surgeon explains the procedure...

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Surgeons ended my agony by tunnelling into my funny bone

Surgeons ended my agony by tunnelling into my funny bone

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Taste Test Tuesday: Flat Earth Baked Veggie Crisps

I've tasted my share of "veggie" chips over the years but these new Flat Earth Baked Veggie Crisps are, in my opinion, one of the best tasting so far. There are several flavors in this line of veggie crisps but I tasted the "garlic & herb field" flavored ones. Each ounce of these veggie crisps has the equivalent of 1/2 serving of vegetables baked in them, according to the mother company that makes them (Frito Lay). So just what vegetables are being "baked in?" Would you believe pumpkin? The main vegetable appears to be potato, however.

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Who says I don't like the English? I've got an English girlfriend, fitness trainer... and now I'm even dressing like Fred Perry

Who says I don't like the English? I've got an English girlfriend, fitness trainer... and now I'm even dressing like Fred Perry

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Super sweet! Cindy Crawford the model mother steps out with her lookalike daughter

Super sweet! Cindy Crawford the model mother steps out with her lookalike daughter

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Let me see Tiger Lily, Michael Hutchence's mother begs Bob Geldof

Let me see Tiger Lily, Michael Hutchence's mother begs Bob Geldof

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The Nolans get a racy makeover as they reunite after 25 years for live tour

The Nolans get a racy makeover as they reunite after 25 years for live tour

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Why your tap has more germs than your toilet handle

The kitchen tap is dirtier and carries more harmful bugs than the toilet handle in millions of homes, research has found.

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Britney Spears treats sons to a visit to Hamleys toyshop

Britney Spears treats sons to a visit to Hamleys toyshop

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Gasping for breath: Battling lung disease, Corrie's Liz Dawn reveals the terrible legacy of her life-long smoking habit

Corrie star Liz Dawn, who has fought emphysema for six years, talks about her fight against the disease as drawing her last breath as Vera on the street.

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Shamed supermodel Sophie Anderton unwittingly reveals pot belly

Shamed supermodel Sophie Anderton unwittingly reveals pot belly

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I believe in love again, says Bruce Willis - but this steamy S&M photoshoot with new wife Emma Heming is a funny way of showing

I believe in love again, says Bruce Willis - but this steamy S&M photoshoot with new wife Emma Heming is a funny way of showing it

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I spent £135,000 to look like Britney

I spent £135,000 to look like Britney

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