Tips, advice, and news about saving on medication
Wet patches on your shirt at midday, clammy hands before an important meeting, sweaty shoes? Sweating in summer is natural, but it can be genuinely reduced. Learn how an antiperspirant differs from a deodorant, how to use them, and when excessive sweating is worth showing to a doctor.
Cut yourself in the kitchen or scraped your knee while cycling and reaching for hydrogen peroxide? That is a thing of the past. Find out how to clean and disinfect a wound step by step with a modern antiseptic, when a plaster is enough and when a dressing is needed - and when you absolutely must see a doctor.
A painful sore on the inside of your cheek or white patches on your tongue? Mouth ulcers and oral thrush are two completely different conditions that need to be handled differently. Learn how to tell them apart, what to treat each one with and when a doctor's visit is necessary.
Is a first-aid kit in a passenger car mandatory? What should it contain and what is worth adding yourself? Check the legal situation, the complete equipment list and a simple method to keep your first-aid kit always up to date and ready to use.
Itching between your toes, flaking skin, an unpleasant smell after you take your shoes off? In summer, athlete's foot has ideal conditions - swimming pools, public showers, sweating and sports shoes. Learn the symptoms, proven over-the-counter treatments and a simple prevention plan that helps you avoid recurrences.
A hot day can be more dangerous than you think. Heat exhaustion and heatstroke are different conditions - one is life-threatening. Learn to recognise them and discover first aid step by step.
One thing can ruin a dream holiday - traveler's diarrhea, the most common ailment among tourists. Learn where it comes from, how to prevent it and what to pack in your holiday first-aid kit.
Thirty degrees on the thermometer, yet you have a runny nose and a sore throat? Yes, you can catch a cold in summer too. Learn the causes of a summer cold, tell it apart from allergies and find out how to treat it.
Tablets in a baking-hot car, ointment on a windowsill, medicines in a backpack at the beach – heat can quietly destroy how well your medicines work. Find out what happens to medicines at high temperatures, and how to store and carry them safely while travelling.
New sandals, a long walk, the heat - and suddenly a painful blister on your heel. Pop it or not? Which plaster should you choose? How do you prevent chafing next time you head out? A practical guide to foot blisters and chafing for summer.