Health Tips
Information, tips and suggestions: consult our health experts’ advice on a range of topics at any time.
Tips in alphabetical order
A
- The ABCs of B vitamins
- The ABCs of vitamin C
- The ABC’s of vitamin D
- Acetaminophen: caution is advised
- Acid reflux and heartburn: SOS relief!
- Acid reflux in pregnant women
- Acne-free skin for the start of the school year
- Acne: take control!
- Adapt your diet to reduce high cholesterol
- Agoraphobia or fear of open spaces and public places
- AIDS prevention: the importance of precautionary measures
- Air-conditioning and its effects on health
- Alcohol and pregnancy, an incompatible pair
- Alcohol: steer the course
- All you need to know about nutrition
- Alleviating dry nose
- Analgesics: an overview
- Anemia in pregnancy
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Anorexia nervosa and bulimia
- Antibiotics and the sun: beware of the risks
- Antiseptic gels—myths and realities
- Anxiousness and anxiety: define and distinguish!
- Are you eating enough protein?
- Are you getting the most out of your asthma medications?
- Arthritis and osteoarthritis
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Avoid cavities for a sparkling smile
- Avoid the discomfort of excessive sweating
B
- Baby is teething—how can the pain be relieved?
- Bacterial meningitis: an infection to be taken seriously
- The Basics on COVID-19
- Beating motion sickness
- Becoming dehydrated in summer is risky!
- Bedbugs
- Being well prepared for a summer nature activity
- The benefits of light therapy
- The benefits of physical activity on diabetes
- The benefits of physical activity on mental health
- The benefits of smoking cessation for your heart
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- The best solution for baby’s stuffy nose
- The best vegetable protein sources
- Better controlling overactive bladder
- Better managing diabetes using an insulin pump
- Better understanding andropause
- Better understanding premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Better understanding the effects of cannabis
- Better understanding the effects of psychostimulants
- Beware of the false promises of draconian diets!
- Beware of travellers’ hepatitis (hepatitis A)!
- Bladder weakness: types, causes and impacts
- Blue-green algae: effects on health
- Break the cycle of insomnia
- Breast cancer: action for prevention
- Breast cancer: being better informed to detect it
- Breast cancer: myths and facts
- The breast pump : a practical device for mothers!
- Breastfeeding: a beneficial nutrition choice
- Bruxism: recognize it to correct it
C
- Cancer in men
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): how can you save someone from cardiac arrest?
- Care for acne-prone skin in summer
- Care for new mothers
- Caring for a newborn
- Celebrate life by giving blood!
- Celebrating Halloween without being afraid… of allergies!
- Celiac disease: more than a gluten intolerance
- Chapping: when hands have it tough!
- Childbirth: how to prepare for the big day
- Childhood cancer: how to deal with this reality
- Children's oral health: How to take care of it?
- Your child’s lunch box: for a healthy start of the school year!
- Chlamydia
- Cholesterol: friend or foe?
- Choosing the right menstrual protection
- Cloth diapers: an interesting and affordable option
- Cold and flu: how to tell them apart
- Cold, flu… or COVID-19?
- Colic: distinguish between true and false
- Colorectal cancer:
- Common cold or seasonal allergies... How can you tell them apart?
- Constipation during pregnancy
- Constipation: how to prevent and relieve it
- Continuing physical activity with the arrival of cold temperatures
- Contraception and STIs: how to talk to a teen about it
- Coping with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Cough relief in young children
- COVID-19 screening tests: who, when and why?
- COVID-19 vaccine: why get vaccinated again?
- Cystic fibrosis
D
- Daily vitamins and minerals
- Daycare, school and germs
- Dealing with cancer
- Dealing with recurrent bacterial vaginosis?
- Debunk natural health products
- Debunk post-partum depression
- Debunking attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Debunking mental illness
- Debunking the risks of opioids
- Dehydration in children: how to prevent and treat it
- Demystify antidepressants
- Depression: how to detect it
- Detect cerebrovascular accident based
- Detecting stress and anxiety in children
- Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring
- Diabetes and travel
- Diabetes: the role of insulin
- Diabetes—how to choose snacks
- Diaper rash—gentle preventive care
- Diarrhea in children
- Digestive troubles: how to prevent and avoid them
- Discover TENA's ProSkin line
- Do away with dandruff
- Do you hear properly?
- Do you take your cardiac health to heart?
- Does your child sleep well?
- Don't underestimate the harmful effects of second-hand smoke
- Drowning prevention: doing it right and taking action
- Drug interactions: caution!
- Drug-food interactions: myth or reality?
- Drugs and breastfeeding—what are the risks?
- Dry eyes: understanding and treating ocular dryness effectively
- Dry skin and eczema in children
E
- Early detection of prostate cancer
- Ease the symptoms of Crohn’s Disease
- Eat well to age well
- Eating disorders: the importance of management
- The effects of menopause
- The effects of salt on health
- The effects of smoking on the face
- The effects of sugar on health: myths and realities
- Endometriosis
- Enjoy the Sun Safely
- Epileptic seizure: a mysterious ailment, but a very real one
- Everything you need to know about diabetes
- Expired Medications: What to do?
- Eye disease: keep an eye out!
F
- Facing seasonal allergies
- The female condom
- Feminine hygiene: the golden rules
- A few myths about children’s health in winter
- A few questions to help you choose the right light therapy lamp
- A few tips to manage anxiety on a daily basis
- Fifteen tips to avoid cold sores
- Fifth disease or erythema infectiosum
- Fight cold and flu symptoms
- Find the right strategy to quit smoking
- First aid 101: treating minor wounds
- Five good habits to prevent prostrate cancer
- Five health objectives to start off the new year
- Five healthy habits to promote cancer prevention
- Five reasons to quit smoking during summer vacation
- Five tips for maintaining vitality in men
- Five tips to ease a headache
- Five tips to stay healthy every day
- The Flu shot
- Flu: complications from the flu and who is at risk
- Food allergies and intolerances: how to distinguish between them
- Food poisoning: Causes, symptoms and solutions
- Food transitioning for babies
- Fungal nail infection: an overview
G
H
- Hand eczema
- Hand-foot-mouth disease
- The harmful effects of the sun on skin and health
- Healthy eating for a healthy heart
- Healthy habits for optimal sleep
- Healthy travel with children
- Heart disease in women
- Heart failure
- Heavy legs syndrome
- Help, I have a migraine!
- Helping a person suffering from bipolar disorder
- Hemophilia: a bleeding disease
- Hemorrhoids and pregnancy
- Her first period: how to prepare your child
- Hormonal contraception in women over 35
- How can cold sores be prevented and cured?
- How can eczema be recognized?
- How can hemorrhoids be relieved?
- How can I prevent and treat back pain?
- How can I prevent yeast vaginitis at the spa or pool?
- How can mouth ulcers be treated?
- How can varicose veins be prevented and treated
- How can you adequately recover from physical exertion?
- How can you tell if you have an allergy and manage its symptoms?
- How pharmacists can help with Alzheimer’s disease
- How to adequately protect babies from the sun
- How to avoid food allergens
- How to best prepare for a consultation with your pharmacist
- How to choose and properly use your baby’s diaper
- How to choose infant formula
- How to choose the best backpack for kids?
- How to choose the right deodorant for you
- How to cope with chronic pain
- How to cope with time change?
- How to ease a sore throat
- How to ease post holiday ailments
- How to get rid of acrochordons
- How to guard against E. coli bacteria
- How to keep viruses at bay during the holidays
- How to live well with a hearing aid
- How to live with a loved one who is affected by Alzheimer's disease
- How to maintain healthy eating habits during the holidays
- How to make it to Christmas in good health and in peak form
- How to make safe use of anticoagulants
- How to prevent and get rid of foot odour
- How to prevent and treat an ingrown nail
- How to prevent and treat dehydration
- How to prevent and treat travellers’ diarrhea
- How to prevent food poisoning in summer
- How to promote the healing process
- How to protect your back in winter
- How to recognize and prevent heatstroke?
- How to recognize and treat a ragweed allergy
- How to recognize and treat conjunctivitis
- How to recognize, prevent and treat ingrown hairs
- How to reduce abdominal fat
- How to relieve menstrual pain
- How to relieve nasal and sinus congestion
- How to relieve seasonal allergies in children?
- How to relieve tooth sensitivity
- How to respond effectively in the event of a drug intoxication
- How to respond to a blow to the head
- How to support a loved one living with cancer
- How to support a loved one who is affected by mental illness
- How to take a child’s temperature
- How to take care of your respiratory health
- How to take care of yourself after the holidays
- How to take good care of your feet
- How to treat a fever
- How to treat warts
- How to use an ovulation test correctly
- Hypersensitive or allergic skin
- Hypothyroidism: when the thyroid gland becomes depleted
I
- The impact of extreme heat on the elderly and babies
- The impact of grief on health
- The impact of screens on health
- The impact of stress on health and the ways to limit it.
- Impetigo: how can it be prevented and healed?
- The importance of a balanced diet for babies
- The importance of folic acid in pregnant women
- The importance of hormonal balance
- The importance of sun protection in winter
- Infections related to swimming
- Insect bites: how to react effectively?
- Interactions between cannabis and other substances
- Intrauterine device: myths and realities
- Iron: an ally for health
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Is chocolate a health food?
- Is low blood pressure, also called hypotension, something to worry about?
- Is snoring disrupting your sleep?
- Itchy skin: a symptom with multiple causes
- It’s Moving Day
J
K
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M
- Magnesium: What is it used for, how do you know if you're deficient, and when to take it?
- Maintaining a healthy sexuality
- Maintaining memory and alertness
- Maintaining or losing weight for better health of people with diabetes
- Maintaining physical activity despite osteoarthritis
- The male condom: advantages and instructions for use
- The male condom: how to make the right choice
- Managing asthma at school
- Managing diabetes at school: a team effort
- Managing mild COVID-19 symptoms at home
- Managing ulcerative colitis so you can live better
- Maple syrup: a healthy sugar?
- Mastitis: prevention, detection, and care
- Measles, mumps, and rubella
- Medication and alcohol: what are the risks?
- Medication dosage for children
- The Mediterranean diet: a very healthy option
- Men's health: investing in your health capital
- Menopause
- Menopause and skin care
- Menopause explained to men
- Menstruation—8 myths and realities you should know
- Mental illness: a major challenge
- Minimizing the impact of cancer treatments on the skin
- Miracle cures: myth or reality?
- Mosquito protection using five questions
- For mothers’ health
- Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- Myths and facts about acne
- Myths and facts about breastfeeding
- Myths and facts about COVID-19 vaccines
- Myths and facts about opioid addiction
- Myths and facts about vaccination
- Myths and realities on the prevention of vaginal yeast infections
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- Need urgent care during the holidays?
- New test strips reimbursement terms
- Night work, health and well-being
- Nine tips to help you take your medication effectively
- Nine ways to prevent and treat eczema
- No more bad breath!
- No vacation for seasonal allergies
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or (fatty liver disease)
- Nose care: good habits to adopt
- Nutrition at the heart of sports performance
- Nutrition for people with decreasing independence or mobility
- Nutrition: what to do if swallowing is difficult
O
- Occupational burnout: a very real issue
- Omega-3 fatty acids: a health nutrient to be favoured!
- The optimal choice, use and maintenance of a humidifier
- Optimal diabetes management
- Oral care: five tools that will change your routine
- Oral hygiene: a healthy way of life
- Organ donation: an act of kindness for all!
- Otitis: knowing how to distinguish the type in order to better treat it!
- Outdoor work: be careful!
- Ovarian cancer
- Over-the-counter medication (OTC): how to use them safely?
- An overview of hypertension
- An overview of oral contraception
- Overview on psoriasis
P
- Pancreatic cancer
- Panic disorder: living with the threat of an attack
- Parkinson’s disease
- Perineal re-education in women
- Your pharmacist can do more than you think!
- The pharmacist's role in chronic disease management
- The pharmacist's role in keeping you healthy during travel
- Your pharmacist's role in smoking cessation
- Photosensitization: What are the health risks?
- Physical activity: a sound investment for health capital
- Planning your trip
- Pneumonia: symptoms, risks, and treatment
- Poison ivy: How to recognize it, avoid it and treat its effects?
- Pollen desensitization
- Postpartum hair loss
- Poverty: a major obstacle to health
- Practising a sport when it’s very cold outside: good idea or bad?
- Pregnancy and tobacco: risks and tips
- Pregnancy tests: the answers to your questions
- Pregnancy-related Nausea and Vomiting: Our Tips for Relief
- Prepare for flu season!
- Prevent age-related eye diseases
- Prevent and ease muscle soreness
- Prevent and ease tired legs and feet
- Prevent and relieve dry mouth
- Prevent myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
- Prevent osteoporosis
- Prevent workout-related skin problems
- Prevent, detect, and manage hypoglycemia
- Preventing and treating frostbite
- Preventing drug intoxications
- Preventing food allergies at school
- Prevention is the solution to the human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Probiotics: the "friendly" bacteria
- Promote a smooth transition into menopause
- Proper care for minor burns
- Psoriatic arthritis
R
- Raynaud’s disease
- Reactive or sensitive skin—choose the appropriate sun care
- Be ready to react in the event of myocardial infarction
- Recognizing and treating yeast infections
- Recognizing angina pectoris
- Recognizing obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Recognizing the signs of mononucleosis
- Recommended and unadvised products during pregnancy
- Relief of arthritic pain
- Relieving bronchial congestion
- Resources for people living with ADHD
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection
- Restless legs syndrome
- Rheumatoid polyarthritis: fighting it or living better with it?
- Rosacea: when skin is reactive and red
S
- Say goodbye to brown spots
- Scarlet fever
- Seasonal Allergies (Allergic Rhinitis)
- Seasonal depression and the winter blues
- Self-medication: not consulting can be risky!
- Seniors' safety: a few points to watch out for
- Sensitive skin should be pampered
- Severe allergies and anaphylaxis: detect and react
- Sex toys: cleaning guide 101
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Show your heart some love
- Six persistent myths about weight loss
- Six steps to improving your health and weight
- Skin care for babies
- The skin, its problems... Think about your pharmacist!
- Sleep apnea
- Smoking cessation: find your reasons, find your motivation!
- Social phobia or fear of others
- Our solutions for coping with bladder weakness
- Solutions for the inconveniences of diabetes
- Solutions to erectile dysfunction
- Spend your winter cold-free!
- Sports injuries: prevention and treatment
- Sports, performance—and supplements
- Start the year off smoke-free. You can do it!
- Stock your first aid kit
- Stomach ulcer: from diagnosis to treatment
- Stopping birth control pills: what are the side effects and how to manage them?
- Store your medication optimally
- Streptococcal pharyngitis
- Stress during summer holidays?
- Substance use among youth at exam time
- Summer health: rely on your pharmacist!
- Sun protection
- Sunburn: recognizing, treating and preventing actinic erythema
- Survive the Holidays!
- Swimmer’s ear: prevention and treatment
- Syphilis explained
T
- Tailor-made nutrition for diabetes
- Take control of asthma
- Taking analgesics—a few precautions for safe use
- Taking care of oneself
- Taking good care of your contact lenses
- Tattoos and piercings, be well informed to be healthy!
- Technology in support of diabetics
- Technology to fight diabetes
- Ten back to school stress-free tips
- Ten false beliefs about the influenza vaccine
- Ten steps to prevent dry skin
- Ten tips on how to stay fit as you age
- Ten ways to boost your immune system
- Tips for parents of fickle eaters or with a poor appetite
- Tips for reducing gas and flatulence
- Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
- Travel health essentials
- Travel health essentials
- Treating a cold and flu during pregnancy
- Treatment of pinworms in children
- Triglycerides
- The truth about warts
- Type 2 diabetes and oral medication
- Type 2 Diabetes: 10 Good Eating Habits to Adopt
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V
- Vaccination against COVID−19: why… and for whom?
- Vaccination for babies: when, how, and why?
- Vaccinations and travel
- Vaginal dryness: a common issue for women
- Vaping in young people: what are the risks?
- Varicella
- Vegetarianism, veganism and nutritional needs
- Viral hepatitis
- The virtues of the DASH diet
- Vitamin and mineral supplements for adults
- Vitamin D in children
- Vitamin supplements for children
- Vitamin supplements for the fall
- Vitamins and minerals in pregnant women
W
- Weight loss or maintenance—a question of habit
- What causes coughing and how can it be relieved?
- What exactly is SPF?
- What is a stye and how is it treated?
- What is athlete's foot?
- What is melatonin?
- What is naloxone?
- What is orthorexia?
- What is primary dysmenorrhea?
- What is tooth sensitivity?
- What should you look for in a sunscreen?
- What to pack in your hospital bag to prepare for your delivery?
- What type of contraception is best for you?
- What you should know about face coverings
- When and why should you take probiotics?
- When pain disrupts your sleep
- Whooping cough
- Why do you need to code your blood glucose meter?
- Why get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19?
- Why use a humidifier in winter?
- Win the battle against head lice
- Winter away from the cold: eight tips for extended travel
- Women’s health
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- 10 health services offered by your pharmacist to make your life easier
- 10 ways to fight dry facial skin
- 5 daily tips for better managing your diabetes
- 5 practical tips in the event of diarrhea
- 5 tips for a healthy summer
- 5 tips for a safe Halloween
- 5 tips to avoid cold sores during the holidays
- 6 tips for shovelling snow safely
- 7 myths about urinary incontinence
