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NEUTROGENA® announces brand new Collagen Bank range for stronger collagen and plumper skin

NEUTROGENA® UK has announced the launch of its Collagen Bank range, NEUTROGENA®’s first science-backed, pre-ageing solution, set to redefine the future of skincare.

Available at retailers nationwide and online, the innovative Collagen Bank range empowers people to help preserve their skin’s natural collagen and maintain youthful, plump skin.

The launch of Collagen Bank in the UK follows a social-led campaign in the US, fronted by Hailee Steinfeld.

Research shows that we lose up to 1% of our collagen every year starting in our 20s*, with UVA rays being a primary...

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Best cheap electric toothbrushes to buy in the UK

Like most people, you probably use a manual toothbrush. There’s not much to them – just a plastic handle, non-removable head, and bristles. When they’re worn out, the whole thing gets chucked in the bin. Manual toothbrushes “get the job done” – but not as well as their electric counterparts!

An electric toothbrush will always clean better – even the fastest-handed manual toothbrush user can’t come close to matching the thousands of movements an electric toothbrush makes each minute, allowing its carefully designed bristles to reach far between teeth and along the gumline, removing...

Urgent appeal for Devon families to talk about organ donation

During Organ Donation Week, September 2 to 8, NHS Blood and Transplant are urging people to talk to their families about organ donation to increase the number of people whose lives can be saved or transformed by an organ transplant.

Last year, 85 people in Devon had their lives saved by a transplant. If more people agreed to donate, more lives would be saved in Devon and around the country. Currently, 96 in Devon are still waiting for that life-saving call.

Next year, the law around organ donation is changing in England. From spring 2020,all adults in England will be...

Exeter opticians invests in hospital-quality technology

Specsavers in Exeter has invested in two hospital-quality machines that can help to detect treatable eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration sooner.

The Exeter store is one of the largest in the UK, employing 70 members of staff, so it has bought two machines to meet the needs of its many patients.

OCT (optical coherence tomography) machines only take a few seconds to scan someone, allowing an optician to look deeper into the eyes than ever before. It can help to detect glaucoma up to four years in advance.

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Avoiding scam diet schemes: How to pick a reliable diet to follow

One of the biggest industries around right now is diet and weight loss. It is thought that the overall health and wellness market in the UK was worth almost £21bn in 2018, and diet-related products contributed greatly towards this. It is easy to see why this is such a booming sector in Exeter and all over the country. All Exeter residents like to look their best and also stay healthy, which is why we spend so much of our hard-earned money in doing so.

Within the diet industry, many people spend their cash on diet schemes. These schemes will help Exeter-based dieters to lose weight...

Why don’t men seek medical help?

According to a survey by Orlando Health hospital , most men don’t go to the doctors because they are “too busy”. Caught up in the rat race, many men claim they do not have the time to go for a check up and avoid the process altogether. But there is one very important thing to remember, men. Health is wealth.

Of course, you can’t pay your taxes with a healthy, radiant smile (no matter how good-looking you are). But you can certainly feellike a million bucks - even if you don’t have a million bucks in the bank.

Looking after your health is important. Money and jobs come and...

Are fish oil supplements worth it?

While collagen powder is currently taking the holistic world by storm, fish oil supplements have always been big in the market of supplements, but do they really work all the wonders they claim to work or is most of it just a hoax. Let’s delve a little more into this and find out for ourselves.

While fish oil supplements contain many vitamins, the two main nutrients are Omega-3 fatty acids also known as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Omega-3 fatty acids are important in managing heart disease. Findings show that it helps in lowering blood pressure,...

Mum-of-three gets life-saving diagnosis

SKILLED Exeter Specsavers staff have been praised for saving the life of a mum-of-three with a rare brain condition.

Megan Turner, 22, had been suffering debilitating headaches for months. She had seen specialists, but they could find nothing wrong.

She then booked an appointment for an eye test at the Exeter Specsavers store, where the optometrist noticed that Megan’s optic nerve was badly swollen.

She was urgently referred to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, where they found that Megan had intracranial hypertension, which is a build-up of pressure around the...

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust picks CliniSys ICE for GP requesting

Family doctors at 47 practices will be able to order pathology tests electronically for the first time, improving lab efficiency and care for patients

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust will use CliniSys ICE to enable GPs to order tests from its laboratories electronically for the first time.

The Trust, which serves a population of more than 460,000 people in Exeter, East and Mid-Devon, is planning to pilot the new system with five GP practices, before rolling it out to all 47 in its area.

At the laboratory end, ICE will be integrated with the SWIFT Lab...

What type of Botox do you need?

When people hear the term “Botox,” they usually assume the process involves getting rid of some facial wrinkles using a few injections from a needle. However, Botox has come a long way since it first became the rage over two decades ago. Botox offers a lot more than just the stereotypical generalization most people think about when they hear the term “Botox.”

Nowadays, there are four different types of Botox-like injectables on the market, which include Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, and Jeuveau. All four of these products use an injectable form of botulinum toxin to smooth wrinkles. They...

How to Keep Looking Youthful

Staying youthful is a quest for many people all around the world, and it’s a multi-million-pound industry. With this mind, be wary of some of the expensive products that are sold as being youth-enhancing and those that promise to fade wrinkles and keep you looking twenty-something well into your forties. Don’t be afraid of aging gracefully, as all too often, cosmetic procedures can go wrong, and you can end up unhappy and wishing to go back in time.

Prevention is better than cure, so rather than focusing on having Botox, for example, start looking after your health and your skin...

Health & Beauty

NEUTROGENA® announces brand new Collagen Bank range for stronger collagen and plumper skin

Best cheap electric toothbrushes to buy in the UK

Urgent appeal for Devon families to talk about organ donation

Exeter opticians invests in hospital-quality technology

Avoiding scam diet schemes: How to pick a reliable diet to follow

Why don’t men seek medical help?

Are fish oil supplements worth it?

Mum-of-three gets life-saving diagnosis

Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust picks CliniSys ICE for GP requesting

What type of Botox do you need?

How to Keep Looking Youthful

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