FROM MY SURGERY

AIR POLLUTION

Statistics show some of Britain’s cities have air pollution levels as high as China’s Beijing at times! You can do your bit by car-sharing, walking or taking public transport. If you suffer from chronic heart or lung problems, pollution is a concern so look out for pollution weather reports and avoid strenuous activity when levels are high.

PROSTATE PROBLEMS

Almost all men get prostate problems if they live long enough, and millions suffer from waterworks problems. Drug treatments have side effects. Surgery can help but often leads to bedroom performance problems. A new option called Urolift, now widely available on the NHS, avoids many side-effects and can be done as a day case with low complication rates.

WHAT WORRIES YOU?

A stroke is devastating – harder still if you have embarrassing problems you can’t discuss. Focus Games produced “touch point cards” to help stroke patients pinpoint issues. You can buy them at WWW.TOUCHPOINTCARDS.CO.UK