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Cold or Headache

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If you have a cold or headache, the best thing you can do is get plenty of rest.


There are a range of non-prescription medicines and treatments available from your local pharmacist, so ensure your medicine cupboard is well stocked, but out of reach of children. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-care is the best choice to treat very minor illnesses and injuries. 
A range of common illnesses and injuries can be treated at home simply by combining a well-stocked medicine cabinet with plenty of rest.
Self-care means looking after yourself in a healthy way, whether it’s brushing your teeth, taking medicine when you have a cold, or doing some exercise.

Self-care includes the actions you take every day in order to stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health, meet your social and psychological needs, prevent and treat illness, and care more effectively for minor ailments.


Keeping yourself fit and healthy can help you boost your immunity to illnesses like colds, flu and infections.  Making big lifestyle changes like quitting smoking or losing weight can also decrease your chances of getting a serious illness like cancer or heart disease.


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It's important to know the correct services to use in Southampton. By using the right level of treatment, you have a better chance of being treated quickly and ensuring priority services are given to those who need them the most.

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