Unichem Karaka

24/10/2025

Due to staff shortages, we will be closed on Saturday 25th October 2025.
We are also closed on Monday 27th October 2025 (Labour day).
Normal operating hours resume on Tuesday 28th October
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

25/03/2025

Our Changing World: The role of fidgeting for people with ADHD

A team at Mātai Medical Institute are investigating the role of fidgeting for people with ADHD.

24/03/2025

Bladder Control - find out more with Family Health Diary -

This is the terrifying reality for some urinary incontinence sufferers. Technically urinary incontinence is defined as the inability to hold...

19/03/2025

Find out about reactive arthritis, including causes and symptoms, and how it is treated and diagnosed with Healthify - https://bit.ly/3QvoP6M

18/03/2025

Kawakawa's anti-inflammatory properties could help with diabetes and obesity - researcher

Māori have long used the native shrub as an anti inflammatory and for wounds. Now, it is hoped kawakawa could help with diabetes and obesity.

17/03/2025

Parenting Support For Your Child's Emotions & Behaviour including the Triple P Positive Parenting Program to help with helps with coping with stress in the whānau, managing challenging behaviours, child or teen anxiety, helping kids achieve their goals and enjoying family life more - https://bit.ly/41s2uwY

12/03/2025

School sores (impetigo) are common in tamariki (children). They are easily spread and need treatment. Find out more here - https://bit.ly/41szjKf

School sores (impetigo) are common in tamariki (children). They are easily spread and need treatment. Keep your child home from school, kindergarten or daycare until one day after the start of treatment.

10/03/2025

Screen Time - Tips To Support Your Child To Have A Healthy Balance

Many tamariki (children) and rangatahi (young people) use screens as part of their everyday lives. Understanding screen time and its impacts will help parents and whānau (families) support their tamariki to use screens in a healthy and balanced way.

05/03/2025

Cheers! New Zealanders reaching for low and no alcohol options

Supermarkets are ringing the change at checkouts while surveys reveal the size of the shift — and the surprising reason why low- and no-alcohol offerings aren't cheaper than their boozier counterparts.

03/03/2025

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition, mostly affecting skin on your face. Learn about how it's treated and managed with Healthify - https://bit.ly/437S86X

25/02/2025

Is stress making your ears ring?

Got tinnitus? It may be your brain causing the problem, audiologist Duncan Hann says.

24/02/2025

Snoring in children isn't normal and may be a sign of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). If your child snores, talk to your healthcare provider, they may need their tonsils and adenoids removed. Healthify https://bit.ly/4dB8OGb