Is keeping healthy important to you? Having a complete check-up is the best way to take care of yourself by preventing future illnesses or keeping them under control. A complete check-up involves urine and blood tests, ultrasounds, electrocardiograms and other tests to identify risk factors so that you can make changes to your lifestyle. Your doctor will tell you which tests to do for your general check-up and he'll also go through the benefits of doing them. The end result? You'll be examined from head-to-toe.

Has your doctor prescribed a series of tests or a specialist appointment for you, but you have no idea how to book them? Now you can choose different ways of doing it: you can go to the traditional reception desk at your health care provider, call toll-free numbers or visit the relevant Internet sites. Let's have a look at all the options.

These words might make it seem like a children’s game, but it isn't. We're talking about products to help you do colonic irrigation yourself at home, with complete peace of mind, and without having to go to the doctor or the hospital. Medical technology is constantly changing and nowadays it can provide all the equipment you need to do colonic irrigation conveniently in your own home. Let's go through all the solutions together that might work for you - and your intestines.

Did you know that safety measures regarding the collection of biological material for medical testing is more important than ever? From the material the container's made of to the instruments that help make the technicians' work easier, we'll give you advice about making sure that your specimen arrives at the lab safely without compromising the results of the medical tests you're about to do.

There are ones to wear on planes or in the pool. Technology now offers a wide range in earplugs. If you want to protect yourself by insulating yourself from the world, you'll need to buy polyurethane ones, and if you work in a factory, you might find the banded earplugs useful. It's time to get buying! Don't worry though, we're here to help you choose the ones that are best for you for protecting your eardrums from noise, foreign bodies, dust, water and wind.

Thermal energy has been used since ancient times as therapy for alleviating pain. The effect on the body of applying cold to injuries and heat to muscle spasms is not unlike that of a local anesthetic, helping to alleviate aches and pains in much the same way.

Pharmacies have completely changed since 2011 - these days they're not just shops, but they're also the go-to place for our health queries where you can do blood tests, book a specialist appointment or even check blood pressure remotely. Which is where the name 'Multi-Service Pharmacy' comes from.

Bruises can be the result of that classic bang to the knee, foot or muscle, and are one of the most common orthopedic injuries of day-to-day life. Also known as contusions, they can often be associated with hematomas, which is reddening of the skin caused by blood collecting in the area of the body where the blow was sustained.