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Medication For Anxiety: Its Role In Your Mental Wellness Journey

Anxiety doesn't knock before entering your life. It arrives uninvited, transforming ordinary moments into overwhelming challenges and turning simple decisions into mountainous obstacles.

Anxiety disorders represent more than occasional worry—they constitute a persistent presence that can significantly impact daily functioning, relationships, and overall quality of life. While therapy, lifestyle changes, and coping strategies form the foundation of anxiety management, medication often plays a crucial role in helping individuals reclaim their mental wellness and navigate their...

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Comfortable shoes that are also stylish

We have accepted, for a while now, that pain is beauty. Every time you get waxed, plucked or slip on a pair of six inch heels, you accept this fact. It does not have to be this way, however. This is especially important in the face of all the harm that improperly balanced shoes can do to your feet. Bunions, blisters, and a myriad of other foot ailments honestly do not seem worthy consequences of cute shoes.

Fear not, however, as there are other options. You do not have to forego style for comfort or vice versa any longer. You can now have your cake and eat it too. AxParis and other...

Another award for Dr Ros and team!

A Devon medispa has scooped the top accolade at the industry’s most prestigious award ceremony.

Radiance MediSpa, on New North Road in Exeter, has won Medical Aesthetic Clinic of the Year at the Professional Beauty Awards 2016.

Up against the very best salon spas across the country, Dr Ros Debenham’s Radiance MediSpa was the number one choice of the judges in the Medical Aesthetic Clinic of the Year category. The award recognises companies who deliver excellent service in providing treatments such as Botox, dermal fillers, fat freezing and laser treatments for customers....

More young people at risk of heart attack than previously thought

A new study has found that twice as many people than previously thought may be living with genetic condition that can cause a deadly heart attack at a young age.

Research, published in the journal Circulation, looked at 37,000 people from the US and found that Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) prevalence should be one in 250 rather than the previous estimate of one in 500.

FH is a genetic condition which results in high levels of cholesterol in your blood from birth. This increases a person’s risk of suffering from a heart attack or heart disease at an early age if left...

Exeter smokers urged to quit for good

No Smoking Day 2016 takes place today (Wednesday 9 March) – and people in Exeter are being urged to take their first step towards giving up the habit for good by contacting the Devon Stop Smoking Service for support.

The annual No Smoking Day campaign is now in its 33rd year and the theme this time is ‘Proud to be a Quitter’.

While studies show that two thirds of smokers want to quit, nearly one in five adults in the UK continue to smoke.

The figure is higher in Exeter, where 23% of adults smoke.

The NHS-led Devon Stop Smoking Service offers free, friendly...

How would you feel if you could see the invisible?

With over half the population of England with high cholesterol, HEART UK - The Cholesterol Charity - has partnered up with Flora ProActiv on a campaign to get cholesterol checked for National Heart Month. High cholesterol is a major risk to heart disease as it contributes to the narrowing of vital arteries which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

There are no obvious signs or symptoms with high cholesterol and HEART UK and Flora ProActiv have teamed up to prompt people to check their cholesterol levels.

For most people, there are simple and effective ways to lower...

Will you help those in pain take control?

A Migraine Insight event in taking place in Exeter next month.

Migraine Action, the UK’s leading support charity for those affected by migraine, is bringing together leading experts and inviting all interested to learn more about this disabling condition.

Affecting over 600,000 people in the South West alone and costing the UK economy over £2.25 billion a year, this neurological illness is more than just a headache!

With no cure for migraine, and only a handful of dedicated migraine clinics in the South West, Migraine Insight is the perfect opportunity to speak...

Smokers warned of amputation risk

Experts are warning that more than a million people in the UK – 90% of whom are smokers or ex-smokers- could be living with a serious vascular condition that can lead to leg amputation or a fatal heart attack.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging smokers to give up the deadly habit on No Smoking Day (9 March) and lower their risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) – a silent and largely unknown killer in the UK.

There are nearly half a million registered PAD patients in the UK however, a leading surgeon in the field estimates that the number could be twice as high...

SW pioneers as Independent Opticians set up local forum

The Association for Independent Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians (AIO) held the first of a series of local meetings for Independent optical professionals in Bath.

Both members and non-members of AIO gathered together at Restaurant Martini to establish a local forum for Independent practitioners to discuss the issues that are foremost in their minds. The group found that there was strong agreement about a number of key issues and general support for the soon to be launched Independents Code of Conduct (the IC).

In particular, the Group expressed dismay that use of the...

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7m cases of obesity over next decade

A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity rates in the UK by five per cent by 2025 - equal to 3.7 million fewer obese people - according to a new report from Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum published today (Friday).

The report predicts the impact a 20 per cent sugary drinks tax could have on obesity if current trends continue. This stark number (3.7 million) is equivalent to the combined populations of Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Bristol and Leicester.

More than one in five (22.3%) children in the South West are overweight or obese...

Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms You Must Know

Aphasia is a brain disorder with the people having communication problems as a result of damaged parts of the brain. It is mainly caused by stroke. People with aphasia have difficulties in writing, reading, speaking, and in listening. It does not however affect your intelligence. This is a chronic problem because it can go as far as causing swallowing difficulties. In case you are dealing with such a patient you need to be wise, caring and very patient person. This will help you to cope with this patient and make him/her feel appreciated.

The following are signs or symptoms of aphasia...

Health & Beauty

Medication For Anxiety: Its Role In Your Mental Wellness Journey

Comfortable shoes that are also stylish

Another award for Dr Ros and team!

More young people at risk of heart attack than previously thought

Exeter smokers urged to quit for good

How would you feel if you could see the invisible?

Will you help those in pain take control?

Smokers warned of amputation risk

SW pioneers as Independent Opticians set up local forum

Sugar tax could prevent 3.7m cases of obesity over next decade

Aphasia: Signs and Symptoms You Must Know

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