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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

    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

    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
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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • Mark Vitow Ltd Partners with EPH Controls in 50K NHS Fundraiser

    |Date: 4 August, 2020
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    Mark Vitow Ltd Partners with EPH Controls in 50K NHS Fundraiser

    Independent plumbing distributor, Mark Vitow Ltd, is partnering with EPH Controls to raise funds for the ...

    Independent plumbing distributor, Mark Vitow Ltd, is partnering with EPH Controls to raise funds for the NHS until the end of August. EPH will donate £1.00 per unit to NHS Charities Together for the f ...

    4 August, 2020
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  • Let’s talk more about the kidneys with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

    |Date: 3 August, 2020
    Let's talk more about the kidneys with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

    Let’s talk more about the kidneys with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon

    This month and next month’s articles are about the kidneys, and what chronic kidney disease actually mean ...

    This month and next month’s articles are about the kidneys, and what chronic kidney disease actually means. I know I have mentioned chronic kidney disease (CKD) in previous columns, especially as a co ...

    3 August, 2020
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  • Mira Showers takes on the challenge of producing critical care ventilators

    |Date: 27 July, 2020
    Mira Showers takes on the challenge of producing critical care ventilators

    Mira Showers takes on the challenge of producing critical care ventilators

    Leading UK shower manufacturer, Mira Showers, has revealed how, in the critical months of the coronavirus ...

    Leading UK shower manufacturer, Mira Showers, has revealed how, in the critical months of the coronavirus outbreak, it refocused some of its resources and expertise to support the NHS in the manufactu ...

    27 July, 2020
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  • Special Report: Coronavirus

    |Date: 21 July, 2020
    Special Report: Coronavirus

    Special Report: Coronavirus

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to some of the Royal Engineers servicemen who have joined the figh ...

    Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to some of the Royal Engineers servicemen who have joined the fight against Covid-19. The unique role of the Royal Engineers, as both builders and soldiers, has ...

    21 July, 2020
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  • Worcester Bosch launches raffle to raise funds for NHS

    |Date: 26 May, 2020
    Worcester Bosch launches raffle to raise funds for NHS

    Worcester Bosch launches raffle to raise funds for NHS

    To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch has launched a raffle, giv ...

    To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch has launched a raffle, giving away two limited edition versions of the brand’s most popular boiler - the Greenstar i. The ...

    26 May, 2020
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