April 1, 2022
Leading the Clicks and Mortar Movement: Delivering Convenient & Autonomous Health Management
In this increasingly digital age, it is more important than ever to provide digital solutions for the people...
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March 31, 2022
World HIV Day: What we know so far?
World HIV Day is an annual event to raise awareness about HIV and Aids but also to highlight...
March 24, 2022
FAQS – Preventative Health Check-up
Preventative Health Check-ups have many benefits including supporting good health and spot problems early on before they become...
March 17, 2022
What are the 4D’s of Quitting Smoking?
Smoking can seriously damage your health and lead to illnesses and conditions which can be life limiting and...
March 9, 2022
National No Smoking Day: Quitting Smoking Doesn’t Have to be Stressful
Quitting smoking is one of the best decisions you can make for your health and lifestyle but quitting...
March 8, 2022
Flu shot: Your best bet for avoiding influenza
The flu shot is given free on the NHS for those aged over 50 and people who have...
March 3, 2022
What are the 3 Underlying Principles of all Successful Weight Management Plans?
Just the sheer number of weight management plans, schemes and different diets is testament to the accepted wisdom...
February 28, 2022
Key Things to Know About Covid-19 Vaccines
Well, COVID-19 is something we all seem to be used to now. Whilst rules are getting more simple...
February 24, 2022
5 Silly Excuses People Give to Skip a Health Check Up
You don’t need to feel unwell to go to the doctor. Regular health check ups are a very...
February 18, 2022
4 Common Questions about Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking can be a challenge no matter how long you have been smoking. It is statistically proven...
February 11, 2022
How Does the Influenza Vaccine Work in the Body?
Flu season comes around every year. The past few years have seen low numbers of flu cases due...
February 4, 2022
What are the Principles of Weight Management and Maintenance?
Weight management and maintenance can be a minefield. It can be difficult to decide how to cut through...
January 28, 2022
5 Must Have Check Ups for Every Man
Are you the type of guy that only goes to the GP when something actually feels wrong? This...
January 20, 2022
Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine
The Flu is not fun to experience. You can experience all sorts of symptoms that may even be...
January 13, 2022
Why is it Important to be Tested for Chlamydia?
STI testing is an important part of positive sexual health. Whilst positive sexual health encompasses a number of...
January 6, 2022
Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management
Weight management is an important part of enjoying a long, active life full of vitality. You do not...
January 3, 2022
7 Tips to Quit Smoking for New Years
Quitting smoking is the single best step you can take to improve your health. Your body will experience...
December 31, 2021
How Do Covid-19 Antibody Tests Differ From Diagnostic Tests?
By now we are all used to the idea of having to have COVID-19 tests. Surely, with the...
December 24, 2021
8 Reasons to Quit Smoking Right Now
Quitting smoking is the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Here are 8 top reasons...
December 17, 2021
Flu Shot and the COVID-19 Vaccine: Do I Need Both?
The Flu and COVID-19 are both illnesses that can give you a fever, chills and can lead to...
December 10, 2021
Why is it Important to Maintain Sexual Health?
When you think of sexual health, you may think of STI’s (sexually transmitted infections) and birth control. Sexual...
December 3, 2021
What Are the 7 Principles of Healthy Weight Loss?
Weight loss at any age can be a challenge. We’ve all done that “crash” diet to get into...
November 30, 2021
The Difference Between Rapid Antigen Test and Lateral Flow
COVID testing kits are now widely available, and the type you need will depend on what you’re trying...
November 25, 2021
Quitting smoking: Six ways to Resist Tobacco Cravings
Quitting smoking can be an exceedingly difficult undertaking. Many people will attempt to quit each year only to...
November 18, 2021
Why the Flu Shot is Especially Important for Kids and Seniors?
The flu is a serious illness. Whilst some folks confuse the common cold with the flu, the flu...
November 11, 2021
Sexual Health And Aging: Keep The Passion Alive
Intimacy is timeless. Contrary to popular views on sexuality, older folks can and do engage in sex regularly....
November 4, 2021
6 Weight Loss Strategies After 50
Managing your weight after age 50 is a struggle for many people, and for a variety of reasons....
October 29, 2021
The Only PCR Test Guide You’ll Ever Need
In today’s day and age, you are likely familiar with what a PCR test is by now and...
October 27, 2021
How Does Stoptober Help People Stop Smoking?
Stoptober is an annual month-long awareness that challenges smokers to stop smoking for the month of October. Stoptober...
October 25, 2021
COVID-19 PCR Testing and Cycle Thresholds
There is a rumour going around Instagram and other social media sites that The World Health Organisation has...
October 18, 2021
An Overview of this Season’s Flu Shot
Every season we all see adverts urging us to get the flu shot. We know it’s important and...
October 11, 2021
The Importance of Sexual Health Awareness and Empowerment
Sexual Health involves quite a bit more than checking to see whether you are free from STI’s (sexually...
October 3, 2021
What Are the Five Concepts of Weight Management?
Weight management is an important part of staying healthy and can be a challenge no matter your size...
September 26, 2021
The Ultimate Guide to Flu Vaccination
What is the flu? The flu is an infectious respiratory illness that you can catch all year round. Even...
September 20, 2021
Most Effective Ways to Overcome the Problems Associated With Quitting Smoking
If you are thinking about quitting smoking, that is a great first step. Quitting smoking can be a...
September 14, 2021
How Accurate are COVID-19 Antigen Tests?
These days, COVID tests and procedures have become a routine part of life. That said, it does seem...
September 7, 2021
Tips for Weight Loss Journey
Maintaining a healthy weight can be a challenge as we age. Typically most gain 2-3 pounds per year,...
August 30, 2021
Does Quitting Smoking Help You to Improve Your Sexual Health?
Quitting smoking is one of the best ways to improve your health overall. Along with other measures to...
August 25, 2021
Emergency Contraception: What it’s Like to Take the Morning After Pill?
Sometimes intimacy can lead to an unforeseen accident. This can be anything from failed contraception (broken condom), being...
August 16, 2021
4 Secrets for Good Sexual Health
Good sexual health is a great deal more than being free from STI’s. Sexual health encompasses having both...
August 10, 2021
Top 3 Myths About the Flu Vaccine
Now that it is cold and flu season, you should book your flu vaccine if you have not...
August 2, 2021
What are the Benefits of Weight Management?
Weight management is important to engage in whether or not you have issues with your weight. Weight management...
July 31, 2021
A Complete Guide to Health Check-Ups
When you hit the big 4-0, it’s a good time to take stock of your physical health and...
July 26, 2021
Quit Smoking: Challenge Yourself
Smoking can lead to many diseases and disabilities. It harms nearly every organ of the body and is...
July 20, 2021
What are the Side Effects of the Flu Jab?
The annual flu vaccine is one of the most safe and effective vaccines that protects people at risk...
July 9, 2021
What is Included in a Sexual Health Screen?
When you think of “good health”, do you think about fitness & nutrition? Sexual health is equally as...
July 3, 2021
What are the 3 Steps to Help with Weight Management?
Weight loss management is one of the most important challenges you can take on in your life. Appropriate...
June 30, 2021
Which Test is Best for COVID-19?
PCR test, Antigen Test, Antibody Test: You’ve probably heard all kinds of names talked about when speaking of...
June 21, 2021
How is Flu Different from Common Cold?
Have you been feeling under the weather? Are you laid flat out in bed, or just feeling rough...
June 15, 2021
Understanding Sexual Health and Its Role
Sexual health is something that might be embarrassing to talk about openly or consider, but it serves a...
June 9, 2021
Why Travel Vaccination is so Important Before Travel?
Now that travel is opening up again, you may be considering what your long awaited holiday plans will...
June 3, 2021
Top 5 Tips to Lose Weight for Beginners
As the weather gets warmer, our motivation often increases to lose weight and get in better shape. When...
May 25, 2021
Fit to Fly: Your Guide to Pre-Travel PCR Tests
COVID-19 has interfered with travel significantly in the past year and a half. Countries all over the world...
May 22, 2021
Benefits of and Concerns Regarding Rapid Antigen Tests
It has been over a year since the Covid-19 pandemic started and most countries have now instituted some...
May 16, 2021
How Walking Can Help You Lose Weight and Belly Fat?
After this past year, we may all be carrying around a few extra unwanted pounds. Some of that...
May 6, 2021
How to Maintain Sexual Health?
Sexual health is important to maintain at any age. Whether you are just starting out in your sexual...
May 3, 2021
How Long Does it Take to Stop Smoking?
When we quit smoking it seems like we will never stop craving cigarettes. Usually, that craving is the...
April 26, 2021
What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Smoking?
If you are a smoker, you may feel discouraged at the thought of quitting. You may continue to...
April 19, 2021
10 Ways to Motivate Yourself Towards Weight Loss
Finding the right motivation to lose weight is never easy, especially in the winter months when a glass...
April 18, 2021
Why is Weight Management Important?
In addition to looking good, the importance of maintaining a healthy weight extends to physical and mental health....
April 15, 2021
How the Flu Vaccine Works?
As the COVID vaccine program is increasingly more successful here in the UK, it remains important to be...
April 10, 2021
The Difference Between PCR, Antigen and Antibody Tests
In these unprecedented times, it’s important to have regular COVID-19 tests to help prevent the spread of disease....
April 6, 2021
Will the COVID Vaccine be Mandatory for International Travel?
As the UK eases restrictions, there will be vaccination and testing requirements going forward. In the UK, there...
March 5, 2021
Which Type of Test is Best for Covid?
Polymerase Chain Reaction or PCR is one of the two types of testing on offer for Covid-19 –...
February 25, 2021
Effectiveness of Stop Smoking Services
It is really hard to quit smoking single-handedly without structured help, either physical or mental. Stop smoking services...
February 18, 2021
When Should I Start Thinking About Planning for my Travel Vaccines?
The most important element of getting travel vaccines is planning ahead, so you have time to take advice...
February 15, 2021
Flu shot: Your Best Bet for Avoiding Influenza
Flu is a seasonal illness and the flu vaccine is an annual injection, as each year the prevailing...
February 9, 2021
Sexual Health Services and the Importance of Prevention
As the old saying goes, prevention is definitely better than cure and understanding sexual health is certainly the...
January 28, 2021
For Travel: To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate?
In a country that is relatively free of serious diseases, it is easy to be brazen about having...
January 21, 2021
Are Travel Vaccinations Safe During Pregnancy?
The general rule is that it is best to avoid travelling to countries which may require you to...
January 18, 2021
What Services Do Sexual Health Clinics Provide?
Sexual health clinics provide a range of services including sexual health tests, which most people know about, but...
January 14, 2021
Health Matters: Stop Smoking – What Works?
Smoking is one of the biggest causes of illness and death in the UK. Each year, around 80,000...
January 11, 2021
How To Get A Full Body Health Check?
Regular check ups are a great way to improve your health and reduce the risk of disease, plus,...
January 5, 2021
The Essential Travel Checklist
Travelling abroad requires preparation and organisation particularly as the UK prepares to leave the EU. Experienced travellers will...
December 29, 2020
Multi-Faceted Benefits of Timely Visiting Travel Clinics
If you are travelling abroad then a travel clinic can provide specific and relevant up-to-the-minute guidance on which...
December 22, 2020
Impact of Sexual Health on Your Mind, Body and Spirit
Good sexual health has an impact far be yond physical wellbeing; it influences the mind and spirit as...
December 16, 2020
When to Use Emergency Contraception?
Emergency contraception is contraception which occurs after unprotected sex has taken place or when protected sex has happened...
December 11, 2020
How Effective was the Flu Shot in 2020?
Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, the flu shot in 2020 was more important than ever. The UK government...
December 8, 2020
Your Health During COVID-19: Sexual Health
During the early part of the Coronavirus pandemic, there was evidence to suggest that people did not source...
December 3, 2020
Time for Flu Shots – getting one is more important than ever!
New data from Public Health England suggests that people infected with both Covid-19 and flu between January and...
November 30, 2020
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...
November 25, 2020
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...
November 11, 2020
How Does Emergency Contraception Work?
Emergency contraception is contraception which is implemented after sexual intercourse has taken place where there is either a...
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...
November 2, 2020
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...
October 26, 2020
COVID-19: Time to Quit Smoking
The global Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how being in the best physical shape possible will make it easier...
October 22, 2020
What Does Good Sexual Health Look Like?
Good sexual health is all about being aware and getting tested. Getting tested for STDs – Sexually Transmitted...
October 19, 2020
Benefits of Medicine’s User Reviews
A Medicines User Review is a free NHS service offered by many pharmacies including Pearl Chemist Group. Our...
October 14, 2020
How to help your Teenager quit smoking?
The younger someone is when they start smoking, the more damage their body will endure later on in...
October 6, 2020
Guidelines for Monitored Dosage Systems
Your pharmacist doesn’t just prescribe your medication but can help manage it as well with our online dispensing...
September 30, 2020
How to manage your medicines during an emergency?
There are times when medicines are required in an emergency and the usual prescriber might not be the...
September 25, 2020
World Contraception Day: Your Life, Your Choice
World Contraception Day takes place on the 26th of September every year and centers around achieving a vision...
September 22, 2020
How our repeat prescription service works?
Repeat prescription services have revolutionised the health sector saving money and time for prescribers and making it much...
September 17, 2020
A Timeline: What happens after you Stop Smoking?
If you want to maintain your health then quit smoking, as this is one of the best and...
September 10, 2020
5 Reasons why a regular Health Check-up is important
Regular health check ups are a great way to discuss any niggling health concerns and head off health...
August 26, 2020
What is an STI? Types and Symptoms
The moniker STI stands for Sexually Transmitted Infections and is sometimes also referred to as STD or Sexually...
August 14, 2020
How long does travel vaccine last?
It is one of the pharmacist’s most frequently asked questions, how long before my travel do I need...
July 9, 2020
Is your first week of not smoking too hard?
Giving up something is always going to be the hard at the start, not that it doesn’t have...
July 2, 2020
Flu jab: It’s about doing the right thing
It’s easy to forget about other illness in the current Covid-19 pandemic but within six months, the winter...
June 25, 2020
Which health checks should elderly people be having?
With elderly people particularly vulnerable to Coronavirus, it makes extra special sense to take good care of their...