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Healthy living

Focus on mental and physical health and improving wellbeing.

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Vitamin D tops list of VMS searches

Awareness of the usefulness of vitamin D among the public is rising, according to Google data

06 Dec 2020

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Vitamin D use grows eight per cent during pandemic

The use of vitamin D has risen by eight per cent in the last 12 months, making it the fastest-growing vitamin in the supplements market.

22 Oct 2020

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Stoptober returns for 2020

Stoptober 2020 returns for the ninth year with the aim of encouraging smokers to quit for the month of October and for life.

29 Sep 2020

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17-year weight study points to crucial role

Weight management role highlighted in 17-year study

09 Jun 2020

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Covid-19: Remote IP smoking service launched in Kent

A digital remote smoking cessation service involving independent prescribers has been launched in Kent.

02 Jun 2020

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Smokers at greater risk of Covid-19 says Government

Tobacco smokers "generally have an increased risk of contracting respiratory infections such as COVID-19" says the Government.

02 Jun 2020

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Menthol ban may prompt smokers to seek quit advice

Up to 450,000 smokers may be seeking support to quit for good on May 20, when a ban on menthol cigarettes comes into effect.

11 May 2020

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Can you afford to ignore the CBD market?

A round up of the regulatory news, together with the latest CBD brand news 

05 Mar 2020

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Supplementary benefits for all

As more people turn to plant-based diets, pharmacies can explain how supplements can plug nutrient gaps

05 Mar 2020

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Let's talk about weight

Weight management services more than double what someone will lose. We look at what’s available, and a best practice pharmacy service 

05 Feb 2020

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Getting to grips with healthy learning zones

Warman-Freed's Farah Ali reflects on one of the team's most challenging initiatives of 2019: Healthy Living Zones

05 Feb 2020

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Choice key to smoking cessation wins

Darush Attar-Zadeh says pharmacy and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) continue to play a strong role alongside vaping and e-cigarettes

20 Jan 2020

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Help smokers stub it out

The target is to stamp out smoking tobacco by 2030. Is vape an answer for pharmacy in helping Britain's 7 million smokers quit? 

15 Jan 2020

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Plan for an impact with public health

The NHS has recognised that there needs to be a greater focus on preventing, limiting or delaying ill health. Actions to promote positive health have been emphasised in the NHS Long Term Plan

22 Aug 2019

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