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Blocked nose and headaches? You could have nasal polyps…
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Written by Jonathan Hughes, Consultant ENT Surgeon and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s page: Unblock ears, nose and sinuses Nasal polyps can have a significant impact on quality of life, but can be managed successfully in most patients with medical treatments. Around two percent of people in the UK […]
MRI and back pain
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Written by Mr Guy Paremain, Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helplineSee Dr Morton’s Care for backs and bones and Magnetic resonance imaging in women’s healthI am faced each week with numerous patients who have back pain and/or sciatica. Quite often these individuals have invested a significant amount of time […]
Paracetamol dosage
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Written by Dr Allister Dow, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management and advisor to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s Paracetamol – when does 1 + 1 equal 3? Paracetamol, known in some countries as acetaminophen, really is the safest, simplest and cheapest painkiller in the world. It comes routinely in boxes […]
Strep throat is nasty. Make sure you’re prepared this winter
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Written by Dr Natalie Atere-Roberts, General Practitioner and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See also our main page on sore throats. In a nutshell, strep throat is pretty miserable. Symptoms include headaches, stomach pain, a sore throat and a fever – it’s far more than a simple cough and cold. Untreated, very […]
The new heart attack test is fantastic news!
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Written by Dr Patrick Heck Consultant Cardiologist and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See also our main page on protecting your heart. Chest pain is a very common cause for people attending the accident and emergency department. The vast majority are unlikely to be having a heart attack, but it is clearly […]
Pain deciphered
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Written by Allister Dow, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management and advisor to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline Pain deciphered See Dr Morton’s Control pain, beat headache and mitigate migraine Pain can be acute or chronic, as discussed in one my earlier article. Pain can also be described as nociceptive, neuropathic, mixed, phantom, inflammatory, psychogenic, […]
Paracetamol ineffective at treating lower back pain
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Written by Mr Guy Paremain, Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helplineSee Dr Morton’s care for backs and bones Todays news that paracetamol is ineffective as a treatment for back pain comes as no great surprise to those of us working in this field. Given how my patients often arrive in clinic […]
Acute and chronic pain – what’s the difference?
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Written by Allister Dow, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management and advisor to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s Control pain, beat headache and mitigate migraine The scientific definition of pain from the International Association for the Study of Pain is “pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual […]
Tooth abscess – face ache
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Written by Miss Carrie Newlands, Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s control pain, beat headache and mitigate migraine A tooth abscess masquerading as pain in the face A patient recently attended the hospital where I work, with significant pain in her left half of her face, going […]
Neck pain unravelled
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Written by Mr Guy Paremain, Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon and adviser to Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline See Dr Morton’s care for backs and bones, protect ligaments and joints and repair tendons and muscles Pain and or stiffness in the neck is a common complaint. If symptoms persist an individual will reasonably approach a doctor for advice. In […]
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