Pharmacist recommends best two hayfever tablets found in most shops

Pharmacist recommends best two hayfever tablets found in most shops

Despite many people welcoming warmer temperatures and sunny conditions, the arrival of summer can trigger some uncomfortable symptoms among many Brits. Hayfever, which is known medically as allergic rhinitis, is thought to affect 16 million people in Britain. The frustrating condition is an allergic reaction to pollen and can cause symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, … Read more

36 conditions no longer treated on NHS after prescriptions crackdown

36 conditions no longer treated on NHS after prescriptions crackdown

Prescriptions for a range of ‘over the counter’ remedies are no longer available on the NHS after a crackdown in recent years on unnecessary spending by the service on common ailments.  Cough syrup, paracetamol, eye drops and sun creams are among the products no longer being routinely prescribed by the NHS. The proposals to rein … Read more

Hayfever sufferers with sore eyes call £8 cream a ‘godsend’

Hayfever sufferers with sore eyes call £8 cream a ‘godsend’

Hayfever season is upon us and that can mean runny noses and itchy eyes for many people, especially if you’re outside more often in the sunny weather. Sufferers have found a solution to alleviate their allergies. Enter: the Balmonds Skin Salvation that’s “working wonders”. Several shoppers claim it helped banish redness and relieve irritated skin. … Read more

Don’t make bed in morning if you have these health issues

Don’t make bed in morning if you have these health issues

It’s been a miserable wet and cold April but the sun is finally coming back and it means for sufferers of two key health conditions, the worst time of year is just beginning. People who battle hayfever spend every sunny day trying anything and everything to make the pain go away, including rafts of antihistamines, … Read more