‘Am I allergic to my own sweat?’ GP Dr Rosemary Leonard answers
A reader asks: I have recently had several episodes where my skin has come out in large itchy red blotches, like hives. I’ve realised it happens after I have been …
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Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: ‘I have fibroids – can I take HRT?’
A reader asks: I’m 45 and around five years ago a scan showed I had several large fibroids, which are distorting the cavity of my womb. I was offered a …
Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: ‘Why can’t I keep warm in cold weather?’
A reader asks: I have the thalassaemia gene and although I have been asymptomatic for most of my life, just carrying the gene and having small red blood cells, I now …
Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: Why won’t GP monitor my skin cancer?
A reader asks: About six months ago, I found a small, slightly raised red spot on the edge of my ear. My GP removed it using a cauterising laser beam …
Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard ‘What can help my cracked lips?’
A READER ASKS: I’ve had problems all winter with dry, cracked lips which often feel very sore. I’ve switched to a moisturising lipstick and have tried several different types of …