Health & Beauty

No more misty glasses for birdwatcher Patricia – and why now could be the time to check your eyes

A birdwatching enthusiast has thanked a local Plymouth Hospital, saying cataract surgery has changed her life - just in time for Cataracts Awareness Month this June.

Patricia Reed, 73, from Bere Alston, West Devon, has spent decades travelling the world with her husband in search of...

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Small Changes for a Healthier Life

The human brain is capable of incredible things. People are able to reach their goals by focusing on their priorities. As obvious as it might sound, creating a healthy routine and sticking to it is a quick way to change your life for the better. Nowadays it is actually possible to improve your health by making a few small changes in your life. They are not costly, and they don't require you to...

How to Kick Bad Habits Affecting Your Life

We all have bad habits. Some are habits that we hate that we do, but cannot seem to stop, and others are habits we love doing but know are bad for us. Beating these bad habits and improving is key for both our happiness and our health. Knowing where to start and how to go about beating them, however, is a bit trickier. Follow this guide, and you’ll know how to kick the bad habits affecting...

Dementia Action Week – 5 ways to get involved in Devon

Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Awareness Week has been renamed as Dementia Action Week.

It takes place from 21-27 May 2018 and Alzheimer’s Society is calling on everyone in Devon to unite today and plan actions, big or small, to make a huge difference to people affected by dementia.

There are estimated to be more than 13,800 people living with dementia in Devon and too many...

Funding boost for new older people’s exercise classes in Devon

A pioneering programme that helps to improve people’s experience of ageing has awarded Move it or Lose it, a specialist training provider of exercise classes for the over 60s, £25,000 to train 20 new instructors in Torbay and Exeter.

Endorsed training provider Move It or Lose It, which offers exercise programmes specifically targeted at older people and those with limited mobility, has...

The country that never sleeps

As the clocks go forward this weekend, new research shows the average UK adult only gets 6 hours and 22 minutes sleep a night, less than the average New Yorker

We all want to get more sleep, especially as we’re set to lose a precious hour this weekend. New research released today shows we’re already not getting enough, with the average UK adult clocking up just 6 hours and 22 minutes...

Sustainability focused hair salon launches in Plymouth

A brand new hair salon launched on Saturday in Plymouth’s historic Royal William Yard. YOKE is situated at 2 The New Cooperage, and is run by highly experienced husband and wife team Jo Barker and Steven Dyer.

Established with an ethical sustainable, eco-sensitive ethos in mind, YOKE will not only provide the highest standards of hair styling and care, but will also minimise its...

Specsavers in Plymouth and Saltash up-skill in glaucoma – the silent thief of sight

IN THE build up to World Glaucoma Week (11-18 March) the teams at Specsavers across Plymouth and Saltash are up-skilling to better support customers with the condition.

Often symptomless in its early stages, glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible sight loss. It is thought to affect 700,000 people in the UK today, but as many as 50% of cases are undiagnosed.

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Emma’s a rising star in research thanks to UK-wide patient study!

Dr Emma Worrell, Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead has been named a rising star in the world of health research.

Beating off strong competition from researchers from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, she was awarded the Rising Star Award at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Kent, Surrey and Sussex...

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Children’s charities announce £2m cash injection into health research

Dr Sylwia Ammoun from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, together with her co-applicant Professor Oliver Hanemann, has secured more than £100,000 from Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Sparks, the medical research charity, to research further into hereditary condition Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), characterised by the development of multiple tumours...

Devon hospitals rated among best in country for children’s audiology

Plymouth Hospitals Trust has been praised by the National Deaf Children’s Society after it received a prestigious accreditation for its children and adult audiology services last week.

This means that all children’s audiology services across Devon and Cornwall are now accredited, and are among the best services in the country for deaf children and their families.

The Trust’s...

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