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The Independent Pharmacy – Advice, Medicine and toiletries
The start of 2017 has been a particularly bleak chapter in the story of our beloved NHS. We have heard the Red Cross describe the amount of patients, overcrowding in hospitals and waiting times described as a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’, with figures showing that 2016 saw two and a half million more patients treated in A&E than were treated six years ago. Clearly, we have to think more clearly and carefully about how and when we use or A&E departments. However, long waits to see our own GPs can often lead to the decision to visit a hospital or a drop-in centre, creating long waits in these departments. But we also…
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Vaping – The Parental Concerns
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am a fan of Vaping. I’m a non-smoker, but I am married to an ex-smoker who had smoked heavily (30 a day) for almost 30 years before he was able to quit fully three years ago. He was able to do this through initially using vaping to cut out regular cigarettes, and then to give the vaping up too. Three years on, he has not returned to cigarettes and I am every day astounded at the change it has made to our lives, his health and our finances. For me, Vaping is a positive thing that can change lives. But, according to…
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Achieving work/Life balance this Christmas
We lead increasingly busy lives, and as we head towards Christmas, the one thing guaranteed is that they will get busier still. We still have to work for a living, but now we are also trying to shop, put up decorations, visit family, write cards, drop off presents, enjoy an increasingly busy social life and then finally reach Christmas and hope we just don’t drop with exhaustion. We’ve all enjoyed that Sainsbury’s advert about the best present you can give being yourself, but if you’ve already burnt out, there may not be anything left to give. So what can you do in order to chill out, avoid creating extra stress and strain, and…
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Top 5 Symptoms of Heart Disease in Women
Cardiovascular disease generally is termed as the condition which involves blocked or narrowed blood vessels that lead to a heart attack, stroke or chest pain. The effect of heart attack is different in men and women. Men usually get a crushing heart pain while in the case f women, the symptoms may be vague and even silent in addition to the normal ones. Women are usually dead on arrival or dead due to heart disease. Studies show that women have died more than men due to heart disease. Thus this disease is considered as women’s disease than it is men’s disease. Women are more prone to heart diseases due to…
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Here’s How to Avoid Incontinence During Pregnancy
Your pregnancy should be an exciting time. But for many women, it is marred by incontinence. Is it something that goes hand in hand with a growing baby? Is there anything you can do to prevent it? Preventing incontinence in pregnancy Incontinence in pregnancy can be managed with a growing range of women’s incontinence pads available today. Unlike sanitary ware, incontinence pads absorb both urine and odour. However, incontinence during pregnancy is not inevitable and neither should it be for weeks or months after giving birth either. Why does it happen? There are a few reasons why incontinence happens during pregnancy. Understanding these and how your body is changing is…
