Dr Jim Kennedy of the Royal College of General Practitioners also urged patients to seek medical advice.

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The 44-year-old missed the game to seek medical advice following an operation for cancer of the salivary gland.

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The challenge we, as health professionals, face is persuading patients to listen to that guidance and to seek medical advice.

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Heroin users who display symptoms have been advised to seek medical advice.

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Elizabeth Shassere, from Herefordshire Council, said anyone with symptoms of coughing and wheezing, breathlessness, phlegm or chest pain should seek medical advice from their GP.

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Dual incomes lead to better access to health care, while the companionship of a caring spouse or partner usually compelled people to seek medical advice for health complaints sooner than single people did.

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But Prof Watson said people who developed severe respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath, within 10 days of returning from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding regions should seek medical advice and mention the countries they have visited.

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Similarly, if you think you have taken this drug elsewhere and start to feel unwell, our advice is to seek urgent medical attention.

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