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During Covid, my sister’s vitamin B12 injections for pernicious anaemia were changed to tablets, which her body was unable to absorb. A blood test showed she now has severe iron deficiency anaemia, too. Has her lack of B12 contributed to…

I’ve been taking statins for over 30 years. I am now on my fourth type, as each one causes me bad side-effects. How important is it that I take them?Name and address supplied.This question will be of interest to many of the eight million…

My nose drips all year round — summer and winter, in warm weather and cold, whether I'm inside or out. I've had this problem for years and it is embarrassing. Is there anything I can do?Jess Webster, Dundee.Having a constantly dripping nose…

Concerned about my frequent visits to the loo, a GP gave me a PSA blood test. This was normal for my age of 73 (1.4) but an examination found a small, hard lump and an MRI scan diagnosed prostate cancer. How reliable are PSA tests?David…

I've had tinnitus in both ears for more than three years. A consultant said it was triggered by a virus, but is it normal to have stabbing pains and to hear crackling sounds, too?Dina Berni, by email.Tinnitus means you 'hear' sounds such as…

My fingers and toes are freezing all year round, even in summer. Despite layering up, I still feel cold — even when my colleagues are sweating. Why is this?Jyothi Eregowda, by email.Although you say you know no one who feels the cold like…

For several months I have had a burning sensation on my tongue and lower gums. It seems to get worse as the day goes on. The doctor called it burning mouth syndrome, but could not suggest any treatment to help. It really gets me down.Angela…

My daughter, now 40, had a traumatic birth six years ago — soon after she started feeling unnaturally tired. A private consultant diagnosed fibromyalgia, and she has ME. She has tried everything — acupuncture, counselling, reiki — but the…

I take a brisk 30-minute walk three times a week and am relatively fit. But when I come to an incline, I feel a dull ache in my right shoulder and the top of my right arm. My GP dismissed the possibility of it being angina, and suggested it…

I’ve been diagnosed with dry eyes, and have been using drops and warm eye pads for two weeks. But it’s still very uncomfortable. Can you suggest any other remedy?Jayne Cole, Southampton.As many as one in four of us has dry eyes, but plenty…