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Let’s talk about oral cancer with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 30 November, 2020

Let’s talk about oral cancer with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month’s article is about oral (mouth) cancers. Oral cancer can grow anywhere inside the mouth, inclu ...

This month’s article is about oral (mouth) cancers. Oral cancer can grow anywhere inside the mouth, including on the lips, the gums, or the tongue. Although oral cancer is not a common cancer (cases a ...

30 November, 2020
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Let’s talk about tennis elbow with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 23 October, 2020

Let’s talk about tennis elbow with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

I have no doubt that a number of people reading this will have suffered with tennis elbow, or lateral epi ...

I have no doubt that a number of people reading this will have suffered with tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis to give it its fancy name, at some point in their life. For patients, it can be a re ...

23 October, 2020
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Let’s talk about kidney disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 1 September, 2020

Let’s talk about kidney disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

In part two of our focus on the kidneys, we look at the diseases that can affect these vital organs To se ...

In part two of our focus on the kidneys, we look at the diseases that can affect these vital organs To see part one click here. In the same theme as our last health article about the kidneys, this mon ...

1 September, 2020
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What you need to know about gout

|Date: 23 June, 2020

What you need to know about gout

This month’s health column is about a common condition many people have heard of – gout. We will cover wh ...

This month’s health column is about a common condition many people have heard of – gout. We will cover what causes gout, what the symptoms are and how to treat it. Many people are aware of gout becaus ...

23 June, 2020
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The coronavirus and its impact on the trades

|Date: 18 March, 2020

The coronavirus and its impact on the trades

This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter looked at the subject of the coronavirus outbreak, what the poten ...

This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter looked at the subject of the coronavirus outbreak, what the potential implications could be for the trades, and how to stay resilient during the crisis. The dis ...

18 March, 2020
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What you need to know about cholesterol

|Date: 14 February, 2020

What you need to know about cholesterol

In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from ...

In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder’s GP talks about cholesterol. Following on from last month's article on high blood pressure, it makes sense to talk about how to keep your hear ...

14 February, 2020
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What you need to know about blood pressure

|Date: 24 January, 2020

What you need to know about blood pressure

In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder's GP talks about blood pressure. This month, we ...

In the latest in our health series, Professional Builder's GP talks about blood pressure. This month, we will cover hypertension (high blood pressure), why it is important to know about, and how it ca ...

24 January, 2020
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Look after your skin this winter

|Date: 13 December, 2019

Look after your skin this winter

It’s in your hands to prevent skin disorders this winter says Chris Brooks, technical product manager at ...

It’s in your hands to prevent skin disorders this winter says Chris Brooks, technical product manager at Swarfega. Working outdoors can make skin care a tricky issue, and in winter, looking after the ...

13 December, 2019
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Protecting your muscles and joints

|Date: 11 December, 2019

Protecting your muscles and joints

Professional Builder has teamed up with Festool to support the health of tradespeople. In this instalment ...

Professional Builder has teamed up with Festool to support the health of tradespeople. In this instalment, Festool discusses the importance of tradespeople properly protecting their muscles and joints ...

11 December, 2019
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Bowel cancer: what you need to know

|Date: 25 October, 2019

Bowel cancer: what you need to know

Professional Builder's GP on why it's important to talk about bowel cancer. Talking about bowel cancer me ...

Professional Builder's GP on why it's important to talk about bowel cancer. Talking about bowel cancer means talking about your backside and poo – two things patients frequently apologise for! As a GP ...

25 October, 2019
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