Pharmacy Plus Papakura

28/08/2025

26/08/2025

What you need to know about birth trauma and where support can be found

Explainer - It's Birth Trauma Awareness Week - but what is it exactly and why should you know what it is?

25/08/2025

Rheumatoid arthritis - Find out about rheumatoid arthritis (mate rumatiki), including causes and symptoms, and how it is treated and diagnosed with Healthify - https://bit.ly/3IZbWBa

20/08/2025

Coughs, colds, breathing and fevers - What to do when your child gets ill. Things to look out for and how to deal with these illnesses from Plunket - https://bit.ly/3H5EnwG

19/08/2025

Toxic fungus enlisted in fight against leukemia

The mould possibly living on old bread in your pantry has been modified to fight cancer, researchers say.

18/08/2025

Find out about influenza, including causes and symptoms, and how it is diagnosed and treated from Healthify - https://bit.ly/458NpkL

14/08/2025

‘Do not eat’: What’s in those little desiccant sachets and how do they work?

When you buy a new electronic appliance, shoes, medicines or even some food items, you often find a small paper sachet with the warning: “silica gel, do not eat”.

13/08/2025

Caffeine - what is it, how does it affect your body, safe amounts. Find out more here with Health NZ -

Caffeine occurs naturally in foods such as coffee, tea and cocoa and has a long history of use as a mild stimulant. In small doses, it can make you feel more alert, awake, clear-minded and able to concentrate. In large doses, it can make you feel anxious, affect your heart rate and cause runny poos....

10/08/2025

Sign up for your 2-yearly mammogram, if you're eligible -

06/08/2025

From 1st August, Pharmac has made asthma inhalers, IUDs more accessible -

Associate Health Minister David Seymour is welcoming the moves, saying they're simple changes that cost nothing to anyone.