5 h. ago Pharmacist warns using 1 medication to aid colds and flu can make you feel worse

Pharmacist Frederick Apenteng has warned using a common medication to aid colds and flu can actually make you feel worse. There are some simple things you need to know

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49 h. ago Seven million people in UK told 'you'll feel worse this week' in update from Boots

Boots specialist has shared tips for managing symptoms as temperatures plummet and atmospheric pressure changes trigger flare-ups

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2 w. ago This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical | Gaby Hinsliff

It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worstEvery child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong.Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of Wales used her first public speech since recovering from cancer to say: that families need consistently nurturing environments to flourish; that the world could actually use a bit more tenderness; that we are all responsible for the culture in which future generations grow up; and that (as she told an audience of blue-chip employers) caring for others is work deserving of respect. It’s the reasons why those motherhood-and-apple-pie values don’t always prevail in real life, rather than the values themselves, that are generally too contentious for the carefully apolitical royals. Yet what were once safe, bland nothings are increasingly no longer so – and not just because of the awkward shadow now cast over ...

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2 w. ago Why antidepressants can make you feel worse, ruin your sex life and cause weight gain, by NHS psychiatrist PROFESSOR JOANNA MONCRIEFF. There are alternatives... and they may work better

'I wasn't sure if I needed them, but I thought I owed it to myself.' This is how one young woman explained to me why she had decided to take antidepressants.

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4 w. ago Pharmacist's urgent Christmas cheeseboard warning to anyone taking medication

A pharmacist has shared which foods and drinks can interfere with medication and make certain tablets less effective, and in some cases, increase the risk of side effects

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last month Pharmacist warns common Christmas food and drinks could affect medication

The warning comes ahead of Christmas as your favourite snacks and festive drinks could be on the list

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