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Asthma can be a breath taking experience!
A variety of factors can trigger the symptoms of asthma – wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing.
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
No qualifications needed to ask - R U OK?
R U OK day inspires us to have conversations that count, by talking to all in our community, especially if we sense they may be struggling!
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
What is Depression?
More than 1 in 10 Australians will experience an episode of depression in their lifetime. What is depression? Depression can be sadness that doesn’t go away, a loss of interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy, or a range of other changes in the way you feel, think or act that lasts more than 2 weeks. Common depression symptoms are · Low mood/loss of interest in things you used to enjoy · Change in your weight or appetite · Change in sleep, eith
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Aug 4, 2022
- 2 min
Get the FYI on UTI
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any part of the body’s urinary system – kidneys, bladder or urethra. UTIs are more common, especially in women and the elderly. Bladder infection, also called cystitis, is the most common type of UTI. Kidneys remove water and waste from the blood to form urine. Ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder where it is stored until it is released from the body through the urethra. The urinary system and urine are
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
National Diabetes Week runs from 10 – 16 July, 2022
In year three of the ‘Heads Up on Diabetes’ campaign we’ll be focusing on challenging diabetes related stigma. Research conducted by the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes (ACBRD), found that four out of five people living with diabetes have experienced stigma at some point. It can lead to people not sharing their diagnosis with others, getting the help and support they need, being interested to learn more about their diabetes or doing what they need to do
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- May 3, 2022
- 1 min
Getting the Fact when it comes to the Vacs!
With the flu season starting up, people are asking questions about if and when it is best to get the flu vaccine?
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer has been found to be the most common cancer in Australian women with one in eight women diagnosed by 85 years of age.
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Hay Fever 'Sneezing' is here!
Springtime marks a wonderful time of year. However for those suffering hay fever the spring season can be unbearable!
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Start the conversation and ask - RU OK?
Let's not be afraid to ask the question RU OK? And remember if they ask you take the opportunity to share and be open to help!
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
National Pain Week 26th July - 1st August 2021
Each year Chronic Pain Australia, the national voice of people living with chronic pain, organises National Pain Week to champion the needs of the many Australians living with some form of chronic pain. People living with chronic pain often feel isolated by their pain. The aim of NPW 2021 is to remind friends, family and professionals that connection is key to addressing the social isolation that pain can create. Pain is an important signal that our body has been damaged in s
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
June is Bowel cancer awareness month
A highlight of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month is Red Apple Day (Wednesday, 16 June 2021) Bowel cancer claims the lives of 103 Australians every week (5,375 people a year). The good news is that bowel cancer is one of the most curable types of cancer if detected early. Early detection offers the best hope of reducing the number of Australians who die each year from bowel cancer. However, at the moment only about 40% of bowel cancers are detected early so we need to start becomin
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2021
Every year, May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. It highlights the health and additional risks associated with using tobacco. The World No Tobacco Day 2021 campaign aims to empower and support tobacco users on their journey to quit. The harms of tobacco use are well-established. Tobacco causes 8 million deaths every year and when the news came out that smokers were more likely to develop severe disease with COVID-19 compared to non-smokers, it triggered millions of smokers to want
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
There has never been a more important time to prioritise heart health!
National Heart Week is 3rd - 9th May 2021. Be sure to prioritise your heart health
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
World Immunisation week
Using the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, World Immunization Week 2021 will urge greater engagement around immunization globally to promote the importance of vaccination in bringing people together, and improving the health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere throughout life. World Immunisation Week – the worldwide campaign to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. It is celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to promote
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Vaccines bring us closer
Using the theme ‘Vaccines bring us closer’, World Immunization Week 2021 will urge greater engagement around immunization globally to promote the importance of vaccination in bringing people together, and improving the health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere throughout life. World Immunisation Week – the worldwide campaign to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease. It is celebrated every year in the last week of April – aims to promote
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Purple Day - Supporting Epilepsy around the world!
Purple Day is a worldwide campaign dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of epilepsy. On 26 March each year, people are encouraged to wear purple to show their support of those living with epilepsy. Purple Day was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada, with the help of the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS). Cassidy chose the colour purple after the international colour for epilepsy, lavender. The lavender flower is also
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Lockyer Valley Pharamcy
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Anyone can get the Flu!
Even people who are healthy and fit can get the flu. But some people are more fragile and therefore more likely to get the flu and develop complications. The National Immunisation Program (NIP) provides free annual influenza vaccinations from your GP for: · All individuals aged 65 years and over · All aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 6months up to 5 years and over 15 years · Pregnant women · Individuals aged 6 months and over with medical conditions predispos
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