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Cystitis or a urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when bacteria travel along the urethra and stick to the bladder wall. We look at new treatments available through your Pharmacist.

Balancing the amount and what we eat with our activity levels is an important step in managing and preventing Diabetes, but this can be especially difficult over the festive season. Our Pharmacists have put together 7 top tips to have a happy, healthy holiday season ...

Digestion is the body’s way of taking food, breaking it down into small molecules that can be absorbed into the body and excreting the waste. The first sign our digestion isn’t working as well as it should is a shift in normal bowel habits and pain. Other symptoms may include reflux, heart burn, bloating, cramping, wind, tender abdomen and constipation or diarrhoea. It is common for people to simply put up with them. But these symptoms can act as a warning sign that our digestion is not working properly and of future ill health...

Dry eye is a common condition caused when there aren’t enough tears, or they are poor quality, reducing their ability to lubricate and wash away debris. Here are 6 points to know about it ...

We all have our ups and downs in life but it is important to remain emotionally well for overall wellbeing. Mental illnesses include depression and anxiety and affect many people around us. It is important that if you have one of these conditions that you ask for help from a health professional. However, there's more to good mental health than avoiding or treating mental illness.