Toxoplasmosis
Kids & Family
Our dog has had toxoplasmosis. Altogether a bit scary. I last heard the word ‘toxoplasmosis’ some 21 years ago, when pregnant with my first baby,… Read more »
If in doubt check it out
Pharmacy Tips
Written by: Jenny Cade Earlier this year, I had a skin cancer check i.e. a specially qualified doctor ‘inspected’ my body to check for anything… Read more »
Being 50
Kids & Family
I can’t believe I’ve just written those words. That’s probably because I can quite believe I’m actually 50. Read more »
Never too old to learn
Kids & Family
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Health Benefits of Cranberries
Healthy Eating
Cranberries, native to North America, have a long history of medicinal food use. Native Americans used the fruit for the treatment of bladder and kidney… Read more »
Respiratory illness in a child
Kids & Family
I remember ‘back in the day’ as a student nurse at Middlemore in the 1980s being astounded at the amount of respiratory illnesses on the… Read more »
Exams – ten tips to prepare for them
Kids & Family
Well it’s that end of the year… the sharp end where all that learning is meant to come together efficiently and eloquently in an exam…. Read more »
World Diabetes Day
Kids & Family
As I write this it is World Diabetes Day. As you read this, it probably isn’t. But one awareness day a year isn’t really what’s… Read more »
Understanding the Basics of Breastfeeding Nutrition
Healthy Eating
Producing milk to sustain life is a miraculous thing indeed. It can also be incredibly draining if you’re not looking after yourself properly and eating… Read more »
Check any medicine change
Pharmacy Tips
Written by: Jenny Cade I’ve been prompted to write about the importance of checking any change to any of your medicines because of yet more… Read more »