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November 2020

What Every Parent Should Know About the Flu Vaccine?

November 30, 2020

Flu vaccination

What Every Parent Should Know About the Flu Vaccine?

Children don’t seem to suffer from flu in the same way adults do but they are much more likely to catch and spread influenza. They will have large volumes of...

How to Prevent Yourself from Getting the Flu Again

November 25, 2020

Flu vaccination

How to Prevent Yourself from Getting the Flu Again?

With all the focus on Covid-19, it is easy to overlook seasonal flu although the government is encouraging everyone to have a flu vaccination this year and has extended the...

How Does Emergency Contraception Work

November 11, 2020

Emergency Medicines Service

How Does Emergency Contraception Work?

Emergency contraception is contraception which is implemented after sexual intercourse has taken place where there is either a risk or a certainty that contraception has failed or the sex was...

November 5, 2020

The Effects of Passive Smoking

There is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that passive smoking can increase the risk of nasal sinus cancer, throat cancer, larynx cancer and breast cancer. It is also...

A Guide on How to Take Contraceptive Pills

November 2, 2020

Emergency contraception

A Guide on How to Take Contraceptive Pills?

Contraceptive pills for women are one of the most reliable and best methods of birth control. Even if you are not on the pill and are using other forms of...

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