A Urinary tract infection (UTI) or cystitis is a reasonably harmless, though painful infection that commonly affects women. The good news is that your trained Pharmacist can offer you ways to treat and prevent recurring infections.
When we breathe, oxygen enters our lungs and passes into our blood stream where it is collected by red blood cells and carried around the body. An oximeter can be used to spot check how well the oxygen is binding to your red blood cells through your finger. Previously most commonly used pre and post-exercise, pre and post-operations and to monitor respiratory conditions, they have become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic.
To make COVID testing easier and more available, rapid antigen tests (RATs) are being rolled out to businesses and through pharmacy. The nice thing about the RATs is they are less invasive than the tests used in the community testing centres (CTCs) and give a result in under 30-minutes. We’ll take a look at the tests ...
Meet Sam, a gorgeous Hawke’s Bay 9 year old boy full of life. You may have seen his story, unfortunately Sam has been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Sam needs treatment at Starship Hospital for the next 3 years. What is worse is that Sam’s Dad, Derek, has undergone treatment for male breast cancer in 1995 and 2009 and his Mum, Helen, was also diagnosed and fought breast cancer 2½ years ago. Sam has 2 siblings who have had most of their childhood memories linked in some way to cancer.
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 ...
