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Dr Amer Sheikh MBChB MRCGP MSc
Private General PractitionerSir Robert Hutchison (1871 - 1960)
Doctor's Blog
Why calorie counting doesn’t work
Why calorie counting doesn’t work The standard exercise myth is that you will lose weight if you eat less and exercise more. That is true to a certain extent especially if you are eating significantly more than your required calories to begin with. But overall it is recipe for failure. Let us see how this […]
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No painkillers recommended in NICE guidelines for chronic pain
No painkillers recommended in NICE guidelines for chronic pain The NICE guidelines on chronic pain NG193 were published in April 2021 and may have left you scratching your head. That is because they do not recommend any painkillers. That means no paracetamol, NSAIDs (e.g. ibuprofen, naproxen) or opioids (e.g. codeine, morphine). To understand why, you […]
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What is long COVID and do you have it?
Around 10% of people have a slow recovery from COVID-19 infection that lasts longer than 3 weeks (UK COVID symptom study). Most people will recover within 12 weeks. People who do not recover within this time-frame may have Long COVID if their symptoms are not explained by another illness. The likelihood of developing long COVID […]
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Does vitamin D protect against COVID-19?
Social media is currently abounds with ‘useful’ information about medication and supplements that will protect you against COVID-19. Much of this is hearsay and downright wishful thinking. Prime example is President Trump taking hydroxychloroquine as preventative medicine. I hope he does not come into any mischief as have so many in recent studies. How about […]
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Should you have a test for coronavirus (COVID-19)?
Among the failures of the UK government in handling the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of testing. Successful countries starting testing right at the beginning of the crisis in combination with contact tracing. We might have been able to lessen the mountain of deaths had we done the same. Until now, there does not seem […]
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Hay fever is nothing to sneeze at!
Hay fever sufferers may have noticed that 2020 has been a particularly bad year for symptoms. This is certainly the first time that I have actually ‘suffered’. In previous years I have had mild symptoms or none at all. The worsening symptoms are thought to have been caused by the driest May on record. Lockdown […]
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BBC Health News
- Covid: Scientists warn over 'reckless' lack of vaccines for poorer countries January 28, 2022Hundreds of scientists have asked the prime minister for fair sharing of jabs around the world.
- Covid vaccines: The unvaccinated NHS workers facing the sack January 27, 2022NHS staff explain why they have chosen not to have a Covid vaccine as the mandatory deadline looms.