Health & Beauty

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 smoking campaign from Public Health England, aims to make it easier than ever for individuals to become smoke free. Rather than smokers ‘going cold turkey’, Stoptober encourages smokers to ‘quit with...

Coffee is increasingly becoming a famous drink. It appears in movies, billboards, and short commercial breaks. According to the British Coffee Association, coffee consumption in the UK has increased from about seventy million cups per day in the year 2008 to about 95 million cups each day in the year 2018. Drinking it can lower your chances of suffering from ailments like heart disease, liver cirrhosis, and many more.

Caffeine, a highly consumed psychoactive substance, is an important ingredient of coffee . There are other essential ingredients such as decaf. Consuming caffeine can...

Depression is one of the leading mental illnesses that are seen in today’s times. It is caused due to a variety of factors such as problems with the neurotransmitters in the brain or the surroundings of the patient. In most cases, it is ok for a person to feel depressed or anxious for short periods of time. This is the normal response of our body to things such as sadness or adverse conditions. However, if these feelings start to take over your life and your daily routines, they develop into conditions such as depression and anxiety. Depression is also one of the leading causes of suicides...

CHILDCARE providers are being encouraged to demonstrate their commitment to fighting deadly meningitis by signing up to the UK’s first Meningitis Aware Recognition Mark for the sector.

The resource, developed by charity Meningitis Now, aims to raise awareness of meningitis and meningococcal disease (meningitis and septicaemia) among staff, carers and parents, promote vaccine uptake and prepare childcare providers for dealing with a case.

Kelly Archer, Information and Projects Co-ordinator at the charity, said: “Babies and young children are the age group at greatest risk of...