Taimoor Asghar
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Are Sparklers Safe for Children? What Parents Need to Know Before Bonfire Night
Are Sparklers Safe for Children? What Parents Need to Know Before Bonfire Night Short answer: No, sparklers are not safe for children under 5,…
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Is It a Cold or the Flu? The Three Differences the NHS Uses
Is It a Cold or the Flu? The Three Differences the NHS Uses Short answer: The NHS uses three differences to tell a cold…
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How Should I Check My Breasts? The NHS 5-Point Plan, in Plain English
How Should I Check My Breasts? The NHS 5-Point Plan, in Plain English Short answer: There is no single right way to check your…
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Paracetamol or Ibuprofen for a Child with a Fever: Which Comes First?
Paracetamol or Ibuprofen for a Child with a Fever: Which Comes First? Either medicine can come first. What matters is that you never give…
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Half-Term Starts Monday: The Medicine Cabinet Checklist Worth Doing Today
What should you keep in a home medicine cabinet? The NHS answer is short: your usual painkillers, cold and flu remedies, anti-diarrhoea medicine, oral…
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Sunday the Clocks Go Back and the Evenings Go Dark: Why Your Mood May Dip, and What the NHS Says Helps
Sunday the Clocks Go Back and the Evenings Go Dark: Why Your Mood May Dip, and What the NHS Says Helps Short answer: seasonal…
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What to Do for a Burn at Home: The 20 Minutes That Decide How Well It Heals
What to Do for a Burn at Home: The 20 Minutes That Decide How Well It Heals Short answer: if someone gets a burn…
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The Clocks Go Back in Four Days: What the Extra Hour Does to Your Health
At 2am on Sunday 25 October 2026, the clocks go back one hour and the UK returns to Greenwich Mean Time. What happens to…
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The Winter Vomiting Bug Is Back: Norovirus, Explained Before It Finds You
Norovirus, better known as the winter vomiting bug, is a highly contagious stomach bug that causes sudden vomiting and watery diarrhoea. Most people recover…
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Stoptober 2026: What 28 Days Smoke-Free Does to Your Body
Short answer: Stoptober 2026 is the NHS annual quit-smoking campaign, which challenges people who smoke to stay smoke-free for 28 days, from 1 to…