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The UK government has issued health advice as school children return from the Christmas break. High levels of flu, Covid, and other viruses are circulating.

Swollen glands are usually a sign of infection and will normally go down within two or three weeks. Occasionally they may be a sign of a more serious problem.

In 1998, a dubious paper led to a decade of vaccine hesitancy until it was completely retracted, its author discredited and struck off the medical register.

Stretching dry January for longer can be a challenge. However, there are plenty of strategies you can use to make your sober spell last. Here are some ideas.

As autumn rolls on and winter approaches, there is widespread concern on some quarters about the prospect of high levels of pressure being placed on the NHS

Indigestion is a common problem at Christmastime, when we eat more rich and fatty foods than usual. It is usually not a medically serious problem

Many medicines that were commonly used, prescribed and even sold over the counter have since become highly illegal, with exceedingly slight exceptions.

The NHS has advised to get antibiotics as soon as possible with pharmacy to your door services to stop the number of children fatalities from Strep A rising.

Babies could soon be eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations after the European Union (EU) approved jabs for children as young as six months old.

One of the most commonly asked questions in pharmacies up and down the country is what types of medicines and equipment they should have on hand in a first aid kit