Health & Beauty

When it’s urgent, call or visit NHS 111 this winter

Devon’s doctors are urging patients to use the NHS 111 system for health advice through the winter months as hospitals become increasingly busy.

The free to call service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can provide patients with advice on any urgent issues that they may be facing.

The service is staffed by a team of fully trained medical advisers who are...

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Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and its Benefits

Lack of testosterone can cause many negative symptoms for both men and women, ranging from low energy levels, foul moods, increased body fat, and, of course, lacking sex drive. Maintaining adequate testosterone levels is an extremely important factor in ensuring good health, for both sexes. While testosterone is known as the “male hormone”, it is also an important hormone for females. However...

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Evening and weekend appointments with Devon GPs now available

Patients across Devon will be able to make routine GP appointments in evenings and at weekends from this month.

The aim of the GP improved access service is to make it easier for people to get an appointment at a time that suits them.

This new scheme is an extension of the usual GP practice services that patients across Devon will be used to – it is not a walk-in service....

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Bladder and Bowel event in Plymouth

The ninth Bladder and Bowel Event (BABE) is set to take place at on Friday 12 October 2018, featuring a guest talk by Paralympian Michael Kerr.

Michael Kerr with Annie and the BABE team BABEs are aimed at supporting people with bladder and bowel problems and are organised by staff from our colorectal, urological and gynaecological teams.

The event will take place at the Future...

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Devon smokers offered quit support for Stoptober

Devon smokers will get extra help and support to quit their habit this month (October) as the national Stoptober campaign returns for its sixth year. Since the campaign first started in 2012, Stoptober has prompted over 1.7 million quit attempts. Research shows that if you can stop smoking for 28-days, you are five times more likely to kick the habit for good.

This year, the stop...

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Cancer Research UK launches new obesity awareness campaign

Cancer Research UK launched a new campaign in the South West on Monday (24 September) to raise awareness of the link between obesity and cancer.

It coincides with the publication of a Cancer Research UK report* which shows the scale of the problem.

And the charity has renewed its call for Government action, particularly on ‘junk food’ advertising to children and price...

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“I have been given my life back”

Maxine Cowlin was just 17 years old when she was diagnosed with the rare and incurable liver disease, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). Little is known about PSC, which currently has no known cause, no successful treatments and no cure.

Maxine, who was studying Dance at college when she was diagnosed, said: “It came as a huge shock to me and my family. I had plans to go to...

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Would you like to be involved in health research?

The Research, Development and Innovation team are looking to involve the people of Plymouth and the local community in designing the new research strategy for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

University Hospitals Plymouth has a well established reputation for high quality research and is currently running over 600 clinical trials that seek to improve the health and wellbeing of...

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Why being outdoors is good for us

No matter how much we might love our own homes and being inside, there are many important reasons why stepping outdoors and spending time there in nature is important too. Many of us don’t do it enough, but the following reasons might just persuade you that it is time to try it for yourself (and for your health).

De-Stress

It has been proven through scientific studies that...

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What are your options when you are losing hair?

According to science, daily hair loss is quite normal and it’s known as natural shedding. The shedding may become more abundant during the end of summer and autumn, but that’s nothing to worry about either because the hair will grow back again soon, not unlike the leaves of a deciduous tree really. However, it is time to worry when you begin to see way more hair strands in your comb or in the...

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