Tom Smith

Hiatus hernia affects 1 in 3 people over 50, but it doesn't have to limit or significantly impact your health and wellbeing. Most symptoms can…

This book analyses the often-complex factors that influence weight gain, from our hormonal make-up to our eating psychology. Full of evidence-based research and real-life case…

Questions that people want to ask their doctors vary tremendously! Sometimes they don't even get asked as people are afraid of wasting the doctor's time…

Anaemia, or lack of red blood cells, is common, and can be a symptom of a serious underlying disorder. It has a number of causes,…

Stomach ulcers are common, affecting one in seven in the UK. The new edition of Coping with Stomach Ulcers looks at the latest thinking about…

Dementia is one of today's health time bombs, affecting more than 700,000 people in the UK. This book examines the clinical evidence and analyses risk…

Bronchitis and emphysema affect some three million people in the UK, and kill 30,000 people each year. The condition cannot be cured. However, further deterioration…

Diabetes is on the increase in all age groups and is described by the World Health Organisation as an epidemic. The good news is that…

Each year nearly 35,000 men are diagnosed and more than 10,000 die from prostate cancer, and figures are rising. It is number three in the…

Chest pain can be terrifying. Many people hope that if they ignore it, it will go away. But angina must be taken seriously, and it…

Mild memory loss is extremely common as we age, affecting more than 40 per cent of people older than 60. This 'forgetfulness over 40' isn't…

This book offers advice and support for unpleasant digestive symptoms. Heartburn and reflex are all too common, affecting up to 20 per cent of people…