Health
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Parklives – Use that local park!
Is there anywhere more wonderful than a local park? Free to use and enjoy, parks offer us a place to walk, whether we have a dog who needs exercise, or if we just want to enjoy the fresh air. They are a place to kick a football, throw a frisbee or have a picnic. In Autumn you can enjoy the beauty of the falling leaves, in snowy Winter you can build a snowman or have a good old snowball fight. As I said at the start of this post, is there anywhere more wonderful than a local park? So you might be surprised to hear that new research, conducted as…
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Tips on how to keep your baby’s ear infection-free
It usually hits in the wrong hour — in the middle of the night or when you’re just about to set off on a vacation as a family, baby included. You highly suspect they have an ear infection, and there are high chances that you’re correct. Other than the fact that motherhood and Murphy’s law goes hand in hand, reports show that nearly 80% of kids will be diagnosed with middle ear infection before reaching their 3rd birthday. A little more about ear infection in kids Did you know that the rampant occurrence of ear infection in kids have dramatically reduced over the last decade, thanks to pneumococcal vaccine? But…
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Would you have an online consultation with a doctor?
You feel unwell, but you’ve phoned your doctors surgery and they have no appointments for the next week. Would you consider an online consultation with a doctor instead? You could have the appointment at a time to suit you, the doctor would be highly qualified, and you wouldn’t have to wait. It seems that the overwhelming answer to this would be no. Following on from the launch of the new smart phone app Dr Now, which is the latest in a line of UK start-up apps offering online GP diagnosis, Pryers Solicitors have asked patients across the United Kingdom if they would use an online consultation service, and a staggering…
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5 Reasons to use Chemist Direct
Chemist Direct is a company I was unfamiliar with until quite recently.It is an online Chemist service and drugstore that also sells a wide range of bath, hygiene and skincare products, along with vitamins and medicines, suncreams and haircare ranges. I was recently offered the opportunity to try out the online services offered by Chemist direct and have to say I was really impressed with the range and the delivery service. In general, I tend to get ‘bathroom and beauty’ products from a range of different places, from the supermarket to Boots or Superdrug, even my local chemist attached to the Doctor’s surgery, so a place where it is all…
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Reasons Why You Should Change Your Mattress
Each morning when I would wake up, I found myself more tired and in pain than before I had gone to bed. It wasn’t until I spoke with my doctor that he recommended I get a new mattress, and since the change I cannot begin to tell you how different I feel each day. I began by going online to CutPriceMattress and purchasing a brand new king size mattress that was delivered the same week. Here are just some of the reasons this was the best purchase I have made in years. How I feel in the mornings Waking up sore and tired each day was a result of…
