Headache
Headache What to look for If your headache is: a dull, steady pain that feels like a band tightening around your head, you have a tension headache. throbbing, begins on one side, and causes nausea, you have a migraine. a throbbing pain around one red, watery eye, with nasal congestion on that side of your […]
Hay Fever
Hay Fever Hay Fever results from an allergy to inhaled dusts – usually grass pollen. See our Allergy Page What to look for Attacks, often seasonal, of: sneezing itchy, painful nose, throat. nasal and sinus discharge. stuffy, runny nose. coughing watery, itchy eyes. head and nasal congestion. Hay fever is an immune disorder characterised by […]
Hangover
Hangover A Hangover occurs as a result of consuming too much alcohol – your body becomes dehydrated. What to look for headache, nausea, dizziness, irritability, thirst, and fatigue – usually on awakening. in some cases, tension, paleness, tremor, vomiting, heartburn, unsteady gait, and loss of appetite. Causes A hangover is usually caused by dehydration of […]
Hamstring Injury
Hamstring Injury Hamstring muscles allow you to flex your knees and bend your legs. What to look for sharp pain in the back of the thigh, during or immediately after sports or other strenuous activity which causes problems in walking, sitting or any other activity. swelling. All your movements rely on these muscles. The muscles […]
Hair Loss
Hair Loss What to look for in men, thinning hair on the scalp, a receding hairline. in women, thinning of hair in general, but mainly at the crown. in children or young adults, sudden loss of patches of hair; known as alopecia areata (this also can occur in adults). complete loss of all hair on […]