Whelehans Health Blog
Hair Loss due to cancer treatment
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Eamonn Brady is a pharmacist and the owner of Whelehans Pharmacy, Pearse St, Mullingar. If you have any health questions e-mail them to info@whelehans.ie
In this blog I discuss the temporary hair loss caused by medication used to treat cancer
(chemotherapy or radiation). The scientific name for this type of hair loss is anagen effluvium and the hair loss is usually sudden, and occurs between 1 to...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Eamonn Brady is a pharmacist and the owner of Whelehans Pharmacy, Pearse St, Mullingar. Check www.whelehans.ie for more information. If you have any health questions e-mail them to info@whelehans.ie
This information piece gives a brief outline of Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Check out www.whelehans.ieor call into Whelehans Pharmacy for more detailed information on OCD. If you feel you...
Sleeping tablets
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Eamonn Brady is a pharmacist and the owner of Whelehans Pharmacy, Pearse St, Mullingar. Check www.whelehans.ie for more information. If you have any health questions e-mail them to info@whelehans.ie
Sleeping medication should be absolute last resort. I discussed in a previous blog natural ways to help aid sleep; to read this click on: http://whelehans.blogspot.com/2015/01/insomnia-and-its-managemen...
Sleeping medication should be absolute last resort. I discussed in a previous blog natural ways to help aid sleep; to read this click on: http://whelehans.blogspot.com/2015/01/insomnia-and-its-managemen...
Insomnia and its management
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Eamonn Brady is a pharmacist and the owner of Whelehans Pharmacy, Pearse St, Mullingar. Check www.whelehans.ie for more information. If you have any health questions e-mail them to info@whelehans.ie
This is a quick summary of insomnia and how to prevent and ease it; for a more detailed article on insomnia and how to tackle it, ask a Whelehans Pharmacy staff member for a free copy or check www.whe...
Constipation in Children
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Constipation is a common complaint in infants and children. There are many reasons but it is rarely caused by an actual medical condition. In many children, constipation is triggered by experience of painful bowel movements or caused by factors such as toilet training, change in routine or diet, stressful events, illness like viruses or delaying defaecation (delaying going to the toilet).
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