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Let’s talk about rhinitis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 31 May, 2021

Let’s talk about rhinitis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon will cover a condition that is a common complaint – rhinitis, the blocked ...

This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon will cover a condition that is a common complaint – rhinitis, the blocked runny nose. This condition, called rhinitis, can have multiple symptoms ranging from a blocked ...

31 May, 2021
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Let’s talk about erectile dysfunction with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

|Date: 30 April, 2021

Let’s talk about erectile dysfunction with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

This month’s column covers a topic many men find difficult to talk about: erectile dysfunction (ED). Erec ...

This month’s column covers a topic many men find difficult to talk about: erectile dysfunction (ED). Erectile dysfunction, sometimes also called impotence, is a really common condition and it often af ...

30 April, 2021
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Let’s talk about Hernias with Dr Alice Fitzgibbbon

|Date: 25 March, 2021

Let’s talk about Hernias with Dr Alice Fitzgibbbon

Is it a hernia? This month’s column examines the diagnosis, symptoms and causes of the different types. L ...

Is it a hernia? This month’s column examines the diagnosis, symptoms and causes of the different types. Lots of people have heard of hernias, and know they can relate to “having a lump”. So, what is a ...

25 March, 2021
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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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Sales of Mark Vitow’s Korona Toilet Seats Raise £4000 for NHS

|Date: 26 August, 2020

Sales of Mark Vitow’s Korona Toilet Seats Raise £4000 for NHS

Independent plumbing distributor Mark Vitow Ltd is donating £4000 to the NHS with the proceeds of their r ...

Independent plumbing distributor Mark Vitow Ltd is donating £4000 to the NHS with the proceeds of their recent charity fundraiser. The company pledged £1 from every sale of its four best-selling Koron ...

26 August, 2020
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