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Sideways conjunctivitis

Health

Conjunctivitis, while not life threatening, is a socially-inhibiting condition because problems with the eyes make us feel uncomfortable in company. Symptoms include,

* Eyelids stuck shut when you wake up in the morning (classic symptom)
* Uncomfortable, thick yellow or green discharge (often a bacterial infection)
* Thin, clear drainage from the eye (often a viral infection or an allergic reaction)
* Itching, burning, or feels like sand in your eye (often a viral infection or an allergic reaction) …

Nails do indicate health

Golden Age

Nails We are often told that our nails can tell us a lot about our state of health. But do we know what to look out for?

Charlotte Vohtz nails the subject in her book, Naturally Gorgeous, Essential Health and Beauty Sectrets.

Here are eight tips from the book. 1. White spots or flecks on nails indicate a zinc deficiency, which may have many causes — too much alcohol or even side effects from taking the contraceptive pill. …

A better Valentine’s Day

Romance

Valentine John Gray’s 1992 bestselling book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, was based on the premise that men and women live on different planets when it comes to relationships.

Gray has now published a sequel, Why Mars And Venus Collide, which attempts to show how to improve relationships by understanding how men and women cope with life and stress.

Here are six points from the book on how to make your man a better partner …

Time To Say Hello

Classical

The delectable Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins has just published her autobiography, Time To Say Hello.

Most of the publicity for it centres on a harrowing passage describing how she narrowly escaped being raped by an attacker when she was 19 and studing at the Royal Academy of Music.

The rest of the book is much more interesting for admirers of her voice and technique. …