Health Advice

Latest from blog

Head Lice – Help!!!

Every parent’s heart sinks when they receive the dreaded note from school warning about head lice. Don’t worry – Jane Brennan from Brennan’s Life Pharmacy in Donabate is here to to give us advice and tips. The first thing to do is to check the child’s head. You will need some tea tree conditioner, a... Read more >

Read more

Are You SunSmart?

We ask Jane Brennan from Brennan’s Life Pharmacy Donabate how to make the most of great sunny summer days whilst protecting our skin from harmful rays. Jane says “The Irish Cancer Society SunSmart program has great guidelines to keep us safe. See below for some useful tips and advice” Ways to protect your skin: Shade... Read more >

Read more

Pollen Highs & Watery Eyes

Pollen Highs & Watery Eyes… Talk to Jane Brennan, your Hay Fever Expert in Donabate Are your eyes itchy, red or watery? Is your throat scratchy? Are you sneezing? Do you have itchy ears, nose or mouth? Do you have a blocked or runny nose? Do you wake up feeling exhausted? Hay fever can cause... Read more >

Read more

Life Pharmacy Ireland – Live Better

Bringing you the best health advice for your family

Articles in Liver transplant

NHS Choices - Introduction

(13/02/2015)

A liver transplant is an operation to remove a diseased or damaged liver and replace it with a healthy one.

read more

NHS Choices - Who can have a liver transplant

(07/05/2015)

There is a strict assessment process that is used to decide who can have a liver transplant, as donated livers are scarce both in the UK and around the world.

read more

NHS Choices - Waiting for a liver transplant

(13/02/2015)

Due to the lack of available livers, it's rarely possible to have a liver transplant as soon as it's needed, so you'll usually be placed on a waiting list.

read more

NHS Choices - How a liver transplant is performed

(13/02/2015)

You will be contacted by staff at the liver transplant centre as soon as a suitable liver becomes available.

read more

NHS Choices - Living with a liver transplant

(13/02/2015)

Recovering from a liver transplant can be a long, slow process, but most people will eventually be able to return to most of their normal activities and have a good quality of life.

read more

NHS Choices - Complications of liver transplant

(13/02/2015)

Complications of a liver transplant can include rejection, an increased risk of infection, graft failure, biliary conditions and a higher risk of developing certain conditions.

read more

NHS Choices - 'Every day was a bonus'

(13/02/2015)

Shohanna Newman-Kidd likes dancing, running and painting rainbows, but she's had to fight hard to enjoy doing what other children take for granted.

read more

NHS Choices - 'The operation changed my whole life'

(13/02/2015)

When Gordon Bridewell was rushed from the West Country to London on New Year's Eve 1975 to undergo a pioneering liver transplant, he was also travelling into the record books.

read more