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First things first

It is important for pharmacy teams to be able to help or impart useful knowledge when it comes to common first aid concerns.

19 Jun 2024 , 10 Min Article

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Mapping fitness in the UK

A new study has found that Bristol is the UK city where the public are most interested in being or becoming healthy.

17 May 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Surviving seasonal ailments

The festive season is upon us, so refresh your knowledge of common complaints with this seasonal ailments acrostic.

20 Nov 2020 , 7 Min Article

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Straight talking

There are plenty of ways to avoid and ease musculoskeletal pain, and community pharmacy can help.

25 May 2020 , 6 Min Article

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The obesity agenda

The Welsh Government has published a new strategy to help people manage their weight and pharmacy teams can help.

17 Dec 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Finding routes to fitness

Physical activity can make a huge difference to health and wellbeing but too many of us remain inactive.

24 Apr 2019 , 6 Min Article

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Baby steps

A healthy woman is more likely to give birth to a healthy baby. So how can pharmacy teams advise mums for a healthy bump?

22 Oct 2018 , 4 Min Article

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There's an app for that

Plenty of health apps claim to simplify women’s self care. Is there a downside to encouraging tracking every health move?

17 Sep 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Healthy pet, healthy owner

By making improvments to their own health, customers could improve their pets’ health, too

05 Aug 2018 , 3 Min Article

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Pharmacy first for minor injuries

The good news is that people are doing more sport and exercise as a nation, but unfortunately are getting more injuries, too

03 Aug 2018 , 4 Min Article

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A sporting chance

Obesity and overweight statistics are at an all-time high in the UK, with people of all ages putting their health at risk simply by being too heavy.

03 Jul 2018 , 5 Min Article

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The painful truth

Grumbling about our aches and pains is a British trope, but our chair-bound lifestyles are creating an epidemic of pain that is sweeping the nation.

30 May 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Fitness & wellbeing: An uphill struggle

The population is refusing to become more active. How can pharmacy help spread the message that fitness is not a fad?

22 Apr 2018 , 5 Min Article

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Coping with tiredness

This Professional Assistant: Learn and Advise module focuses on coping with tiredness, its causes and impact.

27 Feb 2018 , 15 Min Module