Whelehans Health Blog

Heavy Sweating and its management (medically known as hyperhidrosis)

Posted by Brady Bunch on Jul 08, 2014

Hyperhidrosis is where a person suffers from excessive sweating. Excessive sweating is not considered a serious health problem, but can be a source of embarrassment and anxiety and can affect confidence.

Types

Hyperhidrosis can sometimes only affect specific area of the body, generally the armpits, face, hands or feet. If hyperhidrosis affects the whole body, it is referred to as generalised...

Benzodiazepines (commonly known as "tranquillisers"

Posted by Brady Bunch on Apr 12, 2014

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

Benzodiazepines are also referred to as tranquillisers and are drugs mainly prescribed for anxiety and insomnia. They are occasionally prescribed for epilepsy, as muscle relaxants, and as a detox from alcohol. They should only be prescribed...

Kidney-Transplant patients- What Over-the-Counter (OTC) medication can you take?

Posted by Brady Bunch on Apr 04, 2014

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

Organ Donor Awareness Week is this week (March 29^thto April 5^th). Give the gift of life by getting an organ donor card from the Irish Kidney Association on LoCall 1890 543639 or logon to www.ika.ie. While I specifically deal with kidney...

How to deal with Alcohol Addiction

Posted by Brady Bunch on Jan 29, 2014

I will only touch on the treatment of alcohol addiction for the health blog. It is a long and hard process and a person must want to give up alcohol to be successful. Call into Whelehans Pharmacy for more detailed information or check www.whelehans.ie. All information is free and is confidential. Treatment depends on the amount of alcohol a person is drinking. Treatment options include detoxificat...

Alcohol Health Problems

Posted by Brady Bunch on Jan 25, 2014

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

Alcohol is safe if drank in moderation. Alcohol releases endorphins in the brain which is why it makes us feel good (and why it is so addictive); it also affects the area of the brain that causes inhibition which is whyit makes us talk more and...