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"Here are five simple things I would encourage people to do", says Director of Public Health Devon

Steve Brown, Devon's Director of Public Health, is urging people to stay at home if they feel unwell, with coronavirus, or symptoms of other illnesses that could be infectious.

His call comes as Devon is seeing a rise again in the number of coronavirus cases, with the latest data showing a 63.4 per cent increase in cases in a seven day period.

"I believe that many people are...

Most people will continue to act cautiously even without restrictions

The vast majority of people will stay at home if they develop symptoms of coronavirus, according to a Devon County Council poll .

Of more than 3,500 responses so far (submitted by midday today, Monday 14 March), around 2,910 say they will do just that, rather than risk spreading it to others.

194 respondees say that they won't, and 402 were unsure what they'll do.

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Activated charcoal teeth whitening: Why it works and how to do it

Having white teeth is everyone’s concern, but not all are blessed to have pearly white teeth. Good thing there are many ways to whiten teeth. One product that is getting popular today because of its effective whitening is activated charcoal.

What is activated charcoal?

The raw material of activated charcoal is super-heated coal and other all-natural products. After heating...

Major store refit brings enhanced care and jobs

Specsavers is investing £400,000 in its Plymstock store to bring new jobs and increased customer care.

The ambitious undertaking begins on 28 February, with three new rooms being created and more state-of-the-art equipment installed.

In addition to a dedicated Hearcare room, a second hospital-quality optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning instrument will be installed...

People urged to stay away if they have Covid as Devon’s hospitals remain under severe pressure

“Please don’t visit friends and family in our hospitals if you have Covid or other illnesses” – that’s the message from Devon’s NHS, as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 remains high.

Many of the restrictions brought in to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the community have come to an end, but people are still required to wear a mask in health settings and are being...

How to look after your sexual health

Most people are comfortable talking in generic terms about their physical health, a bit wary while talking about their mental health, and nearly close-lipped talking about their sexual health. Unfortunately, sexual health is still subject to several forms of social stigma and is frowned upon. Sexual health tends to impact the overall mental and physical wellbeing and should not be ignored. An...

How we can help protect our memories

PLYMOUTH people are being warned about the dangers of taking their hearing for granted.

As World Hearing Day (March 3) approaches, research shows that many people don’t look after their hearing health, so the British Association for Music Therapy and Specsavers have teamed up to encourage people to take steps to protect their hearing.

A third of people in the South West say...

Major store refit brings enhanced care and jobs

Specsavers is investing £400,000 in its Plymstock store to bring new jobs and increased customer care.

The ambitious undertaking begins on 28 February, with three new rooms being created and more state-of-the-art equipment installed.

In addition to a dedicated Hearcare room, a second hospital-quality optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning instrument will be installed...

How common are hospital negligence claims?

Now, perhaps more than ever before with hospital admissions at an all-time high, it’s important to understand how everyone deserves a certain standard of medical care when they are being treated in hospital. Unfortunately, however, that is not always the case and there are thousands of instances where patients have been made to feel unsafe or suffered harm.

It’s thought that the NHS...

Four essential facts about hair loss

For a lot of men, hair loss is something that they try hard not to think about. We look at pictures of our family members and try to guess the odds that our grandfathers’ baldness is going to be coming for us sooner rather than later. The fact of the matter is that male pattern baldness is very common , and that there are a number of different causes of it. There are also a number of...

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