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Experts and fellow sufferers discuss the best way to treat an illness or injury
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  • How can I treat my fruit allergy?

    Last year my throat swelled up after eating a plum and I've now been told that I will never be able to eat fruit again. Are there any treatments I can try?

  • Can I avoid surgery on my arthritic knees?

    I've been forced to stop exercising because I have osteoarthritis. I'm young and athletic, and want to continue playing sport. I'd also like to postpone having an operation. What can I do?

  • How can my partner manage his diabetes?

    Ever since he learned he had type 2 diabetes, my boyfriend has been exercising, monitoring his blood glucose levels and cutting back on sugar, fat and alcohol. What else can he do?

  • Has our party lifestyle ruined our fertility?

    We're in our mid-thirties and keen to start a family. But has our excessive social life ruined our chances of having a baby? And what can we do to help ourselves conceive naturally?

  • Is overeating putting my heart at risk?

    Ask the experts: I work in the City and fear that my excessive lifestyle is steadily driving up my weight and cholesterol levels. Could I be damaging my heart by living this way?

  • How can my daughter prevent her hair loss?

    My teenage daughter has developed a bald patch. She's a private person and is reluctant to talk about it. Could the stress of her studies be to blame? And if so, how can we help her? Three experts help out.

  • Can I trace my mum's medical history?

    She wants to have children, and would like to find out about any genetic diseases in her family. But her mother was adopted - so where does she start? Three experts help out.

  • Can you stay fit and strong as a vegan?

    Her teenage son starts university next year, and she's worried that a vegan diet will expose him to colds and infections. Three experts try to boost his diet - and her confidence.

  • Why do I have such cold hands and feet?

    I am 27 and very fit, but have such icy extremities I don't dare touch people. I ran a marathon this year and cycle every day so it can't be bad circulation, but could diet be to blame?

  • How can I control my OCD?

    A young woman worries that her food is contaminated - an irrational fear which means she is slowly wasting away. Three experts offer their solutions.

  • What is the long-term effect of cannabis?

    It helped her relax for a decade, but five years after kicking the habit she suffers sleepless nights and anxiety. Is the weed coming back to haunt her? Three experts have their say.

  • What can I do if I have cirrhosis of the liver?

    I've drunk at least a bottle of wine a day for 20 years and fear I have damaged my liver. I've stopped drinking now, but is there anything else I should be doing?

  • Will formula damage my baby?

    A new mother is struggling with breastfeeding, but she feels guilty about giving her son a bottle. Three experts offer a reassuring take on the breastfeeding vs formula debate.

  • Is there any escape from ME?

    Health panel: A young woman has been battling ME for three years. Now, as her friends and family begin to give up on her, she's afraid she'll never recover. Three experts offer some vital support.

  • How can I save my son from suicide?

    Health panel: Her son grew up in a happy home, but depression has left him suicidal. How can his desperate mother persuade him to go on? Three experts offer some urgent advice.

  • Who can help with my mum's Alzheimer's?

    My frail and forgetful 76-year-old mother would be safer and happier in a home. But I have no funds to pay for it and feel as if I'm abandoning her. What shall I do?

  • How can I curb my son's aggressiveness?

    Health panel: My three-year-old boy is happy at home and can be gentle and loving. But when out with other children, he bites, pushes and even snarls! What can I do to help him?

  • How can I halt my son's obesity?

    Health panel: His mother gives him healthy food, yet her son's schooltime comfort snacks have left him fat and unhappy. Three experts suggest ways to bring his weight down, gently.

  • My lottery win is making me miserable

    Health panel: 'I thought it was the answer to all my prayers when I won a major prize in the lottery. But on the contrary, my life feels pointless and my GP has put me on medication for depression.'

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