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OCD is more than tidiness: understanding the anxiety cycle
OCD can involve unwanted thoughts or images followed by actions or mental rituals that briefly ease distress
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Underactive thyroid: why fatigue and weight gain are not a diagnosis
An underactive thyroid can gradually cause fatigue, cold sensitivity, constipation and weight gain, but these symptoms overlap with other conditions
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Urinary infections: when drinking water is not enough
Burning and frequent urination can accompany a UTI, but odour alone may reflect inadequate fluids
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Kidney stones: why flank pain needs an individual assessment
Small stones may pass unnoticed, while others cause severe intermittent flank pain radiating toward the groin
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Vertigo: describing the spinning and recognising warning signs
Vertigo is a sensation that you or your surroundings are spinning, rather than any vague dizziness
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Hearing loss: everyday signs others may notice first
Turning up the television, asking for repetition and struggling in noisy conversations may indicate hearing loss
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Tinnitus: the sound pattern and when assessment is urgent
Tinnitus means hearing sound without an external source; it may buzz or hiss rather than ring
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Eczema care: why moisturising continues between flare-ups
Atopic eczema alternates between calmer periods and flare-ups and is not contagious
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Sunburn care: cooling skin without making irritation worse
Sunburn damages skin and may cause heat and pain without obvious redness on darker skin
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Heat exhaustion and heatstroke: when cooling is not enough
Dizziness, sweating and thirst after heat exposure can indicate heat exhaustion
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Food poisoning: why the last meal does not prove the cause
Food-poisoning symptoms can begin hours or days after contaminated food, sometimes later
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Antibiotics and colds: questions before taking medicine
Antibiotics target some bacterial infections; they do not treat cold or flu viruses
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