The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling for a ban on all junk food TV advertising before 9pm, as part of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Strategy, to help improve children’s health.
Millions of children across the UK are being exposed to junk food adverts during popular shows such as the X Factor and Hollyoaks.
Analysis by the BHF shows that weak regulations are...
PLYMOUTH Science Park is to hold a free conference on medical health and innovation with some of the city’s top medical experts giving key note speeches regarding the health of the people in the city and the future of health and medicine there.
Ann James, CEO of the Plymouth Hospitals and NHS Trust will be outlining the challenges faced by the NHS in the city which has unique...
In a year when the health of children’s teeth has been in the spotlight, child dental experts at Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry are urging parents to keep an eye on how much sugar and fizzy drinks their children consume, and when, over the Christmas period.
Dental disease is the main disease cause of children being admitted to hospital (after tonsillitis) with around...
Plymouth City Council is urging local people to get their flu jabs as a major campaign to keep people well this winter is launched.
Public Health England has kicked off the new ‘Stay Well This Winter’ campaign with a new national flu vaccination programme for children, which this year seeks to help over three million 2-6 year olds, as the programme is extended to children in school...
New research from the University of Exeter and University College London has challenged claims that sitting for long periods increases the risk of an early death even if you are otherwise physically active.
The study, which is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, followed more than 5,000 participants for 16 years (making it one of the longest follow-up studies in...
As new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show the number of drug-related deaths in England and Wales has increased for the second year in a row, drug and alcohol treatment charity Addaction has called for the government to rethink proposed cuts to local authority health spending.
“These tragic figures paint a stark picture of the shifting landscape of drug misuse in...
NIHR-funded study reveals simple, safe and cost-free modification to an emergency treatment for patients with abnormally fast heart rates
A simple, safe and cost-free modification to a technique used to treat patients in the emergency department with an abnormally fast heart rate could improve its effectiveness by more than a quarter, according to a study published in The Lancet on...
Plymouth has been shortlisted for a prestigious national Dementia Friendly Award.
For the past few years, Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance (PDAA) have been committed to making Plymouth a Dementia Friendly city.
The National Dementia Friendly Awards 2015 has shortlisted Plymouth under the “Best Dementia Friendly Community Initiative” category....
Work has begun on an innovative £14 million facility which will house life-changing health and medical research.
The Derriford Research Facility at Plymouth University will be home to biomedical research currently based on the University’s main campus in the city centre. Research projects range from the diagnosis of Down’s syndrome to antibiotic resistance, the use of viral vectors as...
A group of 25 teenagers and young adults went on a trip to Newquay for an afternoon of surf, sea and segway; to emphasise the importance of health and wellbeing following cancer treatment.
The group of young adults, both current and former patients, from the Teenage and Young Adult Cancer Service at Derriford Hospital, were treated to lunch, followed by a talk by Clinical Oncologist,...
