Health & Beauty

The South West is playing its part in the recruitment of volunteers to dementia research studies.

One year on from the launch of a groundbreaking service called Join Dementia Research almost 16,000 people nationally have signed up to this initiative which encourages people to register their interest in taking part in clinical research into this condition.

In the South West 1,110 volunteers have registered with Join Dementia Research service which provides a valuable resource for researchers in their search for potential dementia research studies.

To date 268 of the...

PATIENTS at North Devon District Hospital and community hospitals were given an opportunity to try different foods as part of Nutrition and Hydration Week 2016.

The global awareness campaign – from Monday 14 March to Sunday 20 March – aimed to highlight the importance of nutrition and hydration in improving the safety and outcomes of patients.

The Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust ran different menu themes on each weekday:

• Monday – Oaty Breakfast • Tuesday – Supper-time Snack • Wednesday – Global Tea Party (cream tea) • Thursday – Thirsty Thursday • Friday –...

Local celebrity Caroline Quentin presented certificates at the RISE Recovery Peer Supporter Graduation.

RISE is a recovery orientated drug and alcohol service delivered across Devon by a partnership of Addaction and EDP Drug & Alcohol Services.

The nine graduates were recognised for completing their training course as peer supporters, who will now go on to help RISE service users overcome substance misuse issues. Former service users themselves, they will lead by example at the Devon alcohol and drug service, inspiring others with their own recovery journeys. The...

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...