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Let’s talk about Glaucoma with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 19 February, 2021

Let’s talk about Glaucoma with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month, Professional Builder looks at a common eye complaint. This month, I thought we would cover so ...

This month, Professional Builder looks at a common eye complaint. This month, I thought we would cover something a little different and move up to the eyes. In the UK, there are nearly two million peo ...

19 February, 2021
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Let’s talk about gallstones with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 29 January, 2021

Let’s talk about gallstones with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month we are going to cover gallstones. Again, a common condition that often needs no treatment, but ...

This month we are going to cover gallstones. Again, a common condition that often needs no treatment, but what exactly are they and how do they cause problems? Gallstones are small stones, usually mad ...

29 January, 2021
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Let’s talk about heartburn with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 29 December, 2020

Let’s talk about heartburn with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month’s column is about a problem many people will experience at some point in their lives – acid re ...

This month’s column is about a problem many people will experience at some point in their lives – acid reflux. For some people, heartburn (caused by acid reflux) is an occasional problem, and for othe ...

29 December, 2020
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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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