Health & Beauty

How the Right Glasses Can Upgrade Your Everyday Style

I never really paid much attention to glasses growing up. They were just… glasses. Something you wore because you had to. I spent more time thinking about trainers or jackets than the frames sitting on my own face.

Then one day a friend pointed out that my old pair made me look...

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The Naturally Healthy Campaign Encourages Everyone to Enjoy Nature This May

It isn’t a myth – spending time in nature is proven to help improve people’s health and wellbeing*.

To celebrate these amazing benefits, Active Devon and Devon County Council, on behalf of the Devon Local Nature Partnership, have launched their annual campaign, Naturally Healthy May. The campaign...

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Is bariatric surgery safe in Turkey?

Bariatric surgery is a treatment with long term results. Therefore, great care must be taken. It is very important to choose the doctor, clinic or hospital well. It would not be wrong to call this type of surgery the surgery of your life. As for the security issue, if you have it done in a trusted place, you will not encounter any negativity. But if you go and get it done in places you don't...

The 8 Most Common Childhood Cancers

It is no secret that adults get cancer. However, children also develop this disease, and it is more common than you think with around three hundred thousand kids diagnosed with cancer around the world each year. There are various types of childhood cancers, with some cancers more common in children compared to adults. In addition, there are some cancers that only affect children. Let’s take a...

4 Best ways you can take care of your skin

Are we beautiful? This is something that most women ask themselves. You will also find girls that will hide away whenever they have breakouts on their faces due to the fear of being judged. If you are one of these girls, the good news is that there are simple ways you can get clear skin. How many instances have you wished to own someone else skin? Worry no more. Here are amazing tips on how...

The impact of lockdown on young people’s eyes

Opticians are advising Plymouth youngsters about how to look after their eyes after research shows the damage that’s been done during lockdown.

According to the Journal of School Health, researchers have found that children and teenagers spent more time in front of computers and mobile devices throughout the pandemic, causing eye strain, blurred vision and dry eyes.

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How You Can Improve Your Mental Health And Improve Your Self-Confidence

Our mental health is very important to our overall quality of life, and letting it slip can be extremely detrimental to us. Today, we have a much better focus on mental health both as a society and in healthcare, and there are now countless resources available for us to work on improving our mental health. As well as these resources such as mindfulness apps, online services, and general...

Fungal infections: The most common types and how to avoid them

Anyone can develop a fungal infection, also known as mycosis, but there are a few areas of the body that are more prone than others. There are literally millions of different types of fungi out there and most of them are harmless but certain types that cause infection. Sometimes, a naturally occurring fungus on the human body multiplies more than necessary, other times, an area of your body...

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust sees improvement in oesophago-gastric cancer treatment

At the start of January, the national oesophago-gastric cancer audit was published for the period of April 2017 to March 2020. The audit found that University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) had continued to be better than the national average across many areas of oesophago-gastric cancer care.

Throughout the period covered by the report, UHP delivered the second largest number of...

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Getting the help you need this Easter weekend

With Easter fast approaching, Devon’s NHS leaders are calling on people to be prepared ahead of the bank holidays and the two-week school holiday period.

The long Easter weekend traditionally puts extra pressure on health services when most GP practices are closed and more people are outdoors enjoying everything Devon has to offer.

Most GP practices will be closed for Easter...

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Get your child vaccinated this Easter

All children aged five and over are eligible to have the COVID-19 vaccination from 5 April.

Bookings can be made online or by calling 119 from 2 April. The vaccination is not being given to this age group in school. Walk-in and pop-up clinics are advertised on NHS England’s site finder here , but please check that the clinic is offering vaccinations to this age group.

Having...

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