If the lump is near the base of your little and /or ring finger, it may be Dupuytren's contracture.  This causes a puckered appearance around the palm fold and a lumpy feel which isn't usually tender.  As it progresses it causes the little and ring fingers to curl towards the palm.  It can also affect the feet, and ...

Sue, I experienced panic attacks when I had put my back out, but didn't realise I had - I felt stiff, tired and wrong, but not particularly in pain. A friend recommended chiropractic treatment and the x-rays confirmed what the chiropracter could feel. I responded amazingly quickly to treatment. Now I recognise when it is out and get it ...

This reader is concerned about her friend’s 15-month-old son, who constantly has thick mucus streaming from his nose – even though he doesn’t have a cold.  The mucus is an opaque, whitish-green colour and is causing a rash on the child’s face.  The mother has tried cutting dairy from his diet and is consulting a ...