Health & Beauty

Get ready for Glasto weekend with Ashley Roberts

Festival season kicks off this June in the UK and to get you in the summer spirit we have three sizzling looks modelled by Ashley Roberts from the Pussycat Dolls to get you festival-ready this summer.

There is no better time than the festival season to show off you boho chic style. Try donning a pair of denim shorts, a classic black vest top and a stylish metallic backpack to get the...

400,000 people in SW travel over 40 miles for dental care

A leading charity has expressed deep concerns over access to oral healthcare in the South West, as new research reveals an estimated 432,000 people living across the region are facing a 40-mile round-trip to be seen by a dentist.

An investigation by the Oral Health Foundation also shows more than one in four (27%) live further than ten miles away from their current dental practice,...

Global tech firms aim to tackle Plymouth’s diabetes challenge

One of the city’s largest GP practices is working with world-leading innovators to tackle local health problems.

Beacon Medical Group, which serves over 30,000 patients at five GP surgeries, is working with global names in the creative and technology sectors to tackle diabetes – one of the city’s most pressing health problems.

Having submitted a brief outlining Plymouth’s...

Fifth of adults in Plymouth risk losing sight

A new study reveals 19% of adults in Plymouth risk losing their eyesight by not having regular eye tests. For those with deteriorating eyesights, you should try contact lenses daily .

The Vision of Britain report, commissioned by Optegra Eye Health Care, shows an alarming percentage of Britain’s eye problems are left too late to treat, leaving 9.8 million of us living in fear of...

Free tinnitus information day in Plymouth

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is touring the UK and coming to Plymouth with the next in their series of FREE Tinnitus Information Days designed to support the 1 in 10 adults in the city who experience the condition.

Carol Evans, Hearing Therapist at Derriford Hospital said: "The opportunity to get information about tinnitus and to meet others with a similar problem is one not...

Call for Devon firms to support employees over 50 with alcohol choices

Drink Wise, Age Well Devon is calling on the county’s businesses to make sure they are supporting their older employees with alcohol choices.

Over the past 30 years, the employment rate for people aged 50-64 has grown from 55.4% to 70.7%, and the number of over 65s in work has also doubled from 4.9% to 10.7%.

Drink Wise, Age Well is sending out an Employer’s Toolkit to offer...

Fashion Trends And Latest Summer Styles For Women

Fashion trends arguably change with just like seasons change. However, dressing codes of various seasons are inspired by various factors. Among them being the prevailing weather conditions, common events in the season among others. To add on this, fashion designers task themselves every season to reinvent their designs for better looks. 2017, being such a much-hyped year, the fashion industry...

Dedicated Maternity Line for pregnant women set to launch

From Monday 27 March 2017 there will be just one number that expectant mums or new parents will need to use to seek advice from a Derriford Midwife, both before and after they have had their baby.

The new Maternity Line is being introduced by the midwives at Derriford Hospital, in partnership with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, to offer a single telephone number...

How to Make Fitness Fun for Kids

Modern family lifestyles all too often mean kids grow up with hobbies and interests based around screens, getting around in cars, and playing outside much less often than their parents and grandparents did. The inevitable result is an increasing number of unfit, often overweight, children who are destined to deal with poorer health and a shorter lifespan than has ever been predicted.

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Devon health visitors equipped with new tech

Virgin Care has launched a mobile-working system to increase the time Health Visitors can spend with families in Devon, as the organisation continues to transform the Integrated Children’s Services it has run since 2013 to help families feel the difference.

Health Visitors in their Devon Integrated Children’s Services have been given iPads with special secure software meaning they have...

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