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Women's Health
Menopause Explained
Women's Health
World Menopause Day Marks its Ten Year …
Today is the 10th anniversary of the first World Menopause Day. The day, which was established by the International Menopause Society, has been observed since 2009 to show support to …
Pharmacy/Drugs
Online Drug Addiction & Misuse
You may have noticed advertising on tube platforms, on buses and generally across the UK for new online pharmacist services. Just one example of hundreds of businesses that have …
Pharmacy/Drugs
Opioids – How to Prevent an American-style …
Introduction: What are opioids? Opioids are medicinal compounds, deriving originally from opium. There are so-called “weaker opioids” (codeine, dihydrocodeine) and stronger opioids (morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, trenadyl and buprenorphine). Opioid Use …
Innovation
PainNoFilter : Charity Marks World Arthritis Day
18 million people in the UK have arthritis or a related condition Half (57%) experience pain every day; eight in ten (78%) say they experience pain ‘most days’ Two in …