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Medicinewise articles

Being medicinewise is good for your health

Here you will find articles on more ways you can be medicinewise.

  • Sports products you never knew were medicines

    27 March 2012

    Did you know that products you buy to improve your nutrition, treat injuries and reduce sweating when excercising may be medicines?

  • Keep taking your statins: benefits outweigh risks

    1 March 2012

    Recent media reports suggest statin medicines increase the risk of diabetes and memory loss in patients. However, research shows that the benefits of statins outweigh the risks and NPS is advising people to keep taking their statin medicines, unless their doctor says otherwise.

  • Exercise and healthy bones throughout your life

    22 November 2011

    Exercise helps to build strong bones along with adequate calcium and vitamin D. What’s more, our early years are a critical time for building strong bones.
  • Preventing asthma after exercise

    30 September 2011

    Exercise-induced asthma shouldn’t stop you from doing most sports and exercises. A number of treatments and strategies can help you prevent symptoms and continue being physically active.
  • Managing hay fever

    8 September 2011

    We call it hay fever because it is most prevalent during the ‘haying’ season—spring— but hay fever can strike during any season!

Date published: 2011-01-01 00:00:00

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