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IV Therapy: What You Should Know

Did you know that nearly 85% of all hospitalized patients receive IV therapy? This method is fastand efficient, getting medications and vitamins straight into your blood. It's a quick way to get whatyour body needs, but it's important to know the risks. Keep reading to understand the other...

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Do clear aligners straighten teeth as well as braces?

Clear aligners like Invisalign seem almost too good to be true. Instead of aligning your teeth with metal brackets and wires, they use clear aligners to gradually transform your smile.

As well as being very discreet, you can take your aligners out to eat and drink without any worry about damaging your braces.

Clear aligners are great at straightening teeth – Invisalign alone...

South Devon College: where will your New Year resolution take you?

Lose weight, do more exercise and cut back on spending, are three of the top New Year resolutions.But with most falling by the wayside within seven weeks, a Devon college is hoping it can help buck the trend well into 2022. South Devon College has hundreds of health courses on offer to lure people away from the biscuit tin and swap chocolates for chin ups.

“We have a course to suit...

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Valentine’s hair styles for 2022

The season of love is about to set in! Are you all ready to drive your partner crazy with your glamorous looks? If not, what are you waiting for? Get up and say goodbye to those dull looks and try looking for something magical.

Valentine’s Day is an excuse to dress your heart up and try out a brand new hairstyle. Glamorous hair, along with a pretty dress, can make the world go round...

South West patients benefit as new GP practices join COVID-19 antiviral drug study

Two more south west GP hubs have joined a clinical trial giving patients access to new COVID-19 antiviral drugs, which are designed to help people recover sooner, and reduce the need for hospital admission.

Symphony Healthcare Services, a network of NHS GP practices in Somerset and Devon, as well as Honiton Surgery in east Devon, have just been given the green light to start...

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Everything you need to know about the legality of CBD in UK and Europe

There are many doubts about the consumption and cultivation of cannabis and the products related to it. From the plant whose sale is prohibited to what quantities you can plant for self-consumption or what medicinal products can be sold.

Therefore, in today's article, everything you need to know about the legality of CBD, one of the components of cannabis, will be explained....

Olympian Sharron Davies launches new online training programme

OLYMPIAN Sharron Davies has launched a new health and fitness programme to help people of all ages and abilities in the wake of Covid. The new website will go live in January 2022 and access to the programme will cost less than a cup of coffee a week. People are also being offered the chance to buy one and donate one subscription to charity.

Sharron Davies said: "It's been an...

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Where can I get boosted this “Jabuary”?

Cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay are increasing rapidly in Devon, leading to a rising number of people in hospital with Covid and causing over 1,000 hospital staff to be off work.

The World Health Organisation recently warned that, while the Omicron variant does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, it should not be categorised as “mild” and...

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It really isn't too late: Local intensivist urges vaccination to reduce risk of hospitalisation

Surgeon Commander Stuart Dickson is an Intensive Care Consultant who works at Derriford Hospital. He also specialises in clinically infectious diseases and has seen the impact of covid first-hand.

At present, the majority of patients within Intensive Care Units across England are not vaccinated and this is a trend that is reflected locally.

Surg Cdr Dickson has taken some...

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New year, new you: explore local nature walks from Exmouth GP surgeries

Exmouth residents can make a healthy new start to 2022 by getting outdoors and enjoying nature thanks to the launch of three new Green Health Route guides.

Each guide details two nature walks of different lengths, starting from the front door of the five surgeries in Exmouth: Imperial, Haldon, Claremont, Rolle and Raleigh .

The Green Health Route guides have been developed...

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Healthcare where it’s needed most as Derriford teams visit homeless centre

An outreach team from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) visited Devonport Lifehouse as part of the UK strategy to eliminate the Hepatitis C blood borne virus.

Devonport Lifehouse is a residential support centre housing some of the most vulnerable and excluded people experiencing homelessness. The team from Derriford was screening people who might not normally access tests...

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