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How online pharmacies are reaching the Devon villages that lost their chemist

There is a particular sort of quiet that has settled over some of Devon's smaller high streets in recent years. The old chemist is boarded up. The prescription counter that three generations of a village used has gone. The nearest replacement is now a fifteen or twenty minute drive along the A30, or a bus that runs twice a day.

Rural Devon has been at the sharp end of a national trend. In the decade to 2024, England lost more than a thousand community pharmacies. Devon lost dozens of them, and the losses were concentrated in the market towns and villages where they were hardest...

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Cancer support group relaunches

FORCE is relaunching its support group for younger women with breast cancer.

From November 11, drop-in sessions will be held at the charity’s Support and Information Centre in Exeter on the second Wednesday of each month from 1.30pm-3pm.

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women but it is less common in the under 50s for whom it presents specific issues.

The Younger Women’s Breast Cancer Support Group (under 50s) offers an opportunity to talk in a supportive and informal environment.

For more information, contact FORCE Oncology Support...

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Medical cosmetic practitioner joins Exeter Spa

Authored by jenniashford
Posted: Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:18am

One of the South West’s leading medical cosmetic practitioners is opening a monthly clinic at Wear Park Spa, Exeter Golf and Country Club offering non surgical cosmetic procedures.

Dr Pradnya Apte, who has over 8 years medical cosmetic experience along with almost 20 years as a dentist and advanced aesthetics dentist, has expanded her current clinic at Southernhay to the new spa located at Exeter Golf and Country Club just outside the city centre. The new treatments available include Botox, dermal fillers, Restylane Skinboosters and teeth whitening.

Wear Park Spa, which has...

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Exeter Dementia Action Alliance to officially launch next month

The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance will be officially launching next month at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum with over 100 due to attende from local councillors to city retailers, businesses, people living with dementia and their care givers.

RAMM Community Participation Officer said: “RAMM is proud to be part of the Alliance, this growing community of organisations working towards a dementia-friendly city. At the museum there’s always something to discover – about objects, about the world, about yourself, or the person with you. We value every visitor.”

Gina Awad,...

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Lace your Boots for mental health

Mental health will be the focus at Exeter City’s specially designated One Game One Community match at home to Stevenage on Sunday 11 October (kick off 12.15pm).

A series of initiatives will take place including at half time, the national launch of the new Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation as part of the celebration of World Mental Health Day. The Charter is backed by the Professional Players Association, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, Time to Change and Mind. Exeter City FC will be joining 190 other organisations in signing up to the charter. The Exeter City...

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Mediclinic opens in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 10/05/2015 - 1:50pm

Dr Pradnya Apte, Clinic Director, welcomed clients, guests and press to celebrate the launch at Sommerville House on September 17th. Guests enjoyed Champagne and canapés in the new, state of the art Mediclinic on Southernhay. revitalise rejuvenate Mediclinic is one of the first clinics in the Exeter area to offer Silhouette Soft, the non surgical facelift. Using threads and cones this procedure takes approximately 40 minutes, with no downtime and the effects can last up to 18 months. Dr Apte is also offering the latest anti ageing procedures including wrinkle reducing treatments and...

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£130k funding boost for Get Active Exeter

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Thu, 10/01/2015 - 11:41am

An initiative to get more adults in Exeter active has today (1 October) received a massive financial boost.

Get Active Exeter, whose ambition is to make Exeter the most active city in the South West by 2018, has been given a £130,000 grant from Sport England.

Get Active Exeter is a multi-sports partnership led by Exeter City Council, Exeter Health and Wellbeing Board and Active Devon, set up to get more adults in Exeter involved in physical activity.

The partnership will motivate and engage new people in Exeter to take part in regular sport and physical activity. It...

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Stoptober offers support to quitters

Stoptober – the 28-day challenge to support smokers to stop smoking is back, and with the introduction of new legislation making it illegal to smoke in a car with a person under 18, there are more reasons than ever to quit.

Devon County Council is backing the Stoptober campaign and, working with organisations and communities across the county to support people to quit, with a combination of events and activities, smoking cessation support and advice through its Devon Stop Smoking Service.

Currently over 100,000 people in Devon smoke. Research shows that smokers are two...

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Intense exercise bursts can reduce heart risk to teens

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 09/30/2015 - 10:10am

Adolescents who perform just eight to ten minutes of high-intensity interval exercise three times a week could be significantly reducing their risk of developing heart conditions, new research has concluded.

Even apparently healthy teenagers showed significant improvements in markers which are indicators of cardiovascular health, according to research by the University of Exeter.

Currently, it is recommended that teenagers perform a minimum of 60 minutes of daily exercise to prevent future disease, however according to the Health Survey for England less than 30% of...

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Volunteers wanted for MoodFood trial

Researchers from the University of Exeter are seeking participants for a trial into whether certain types of food could prevent depression.

Experiencing depression often goes hand in hand with being overweight. The MoodFood trial will compare different nutritional and lifestyle strategies that might change mood and wellbeing in people with a higher than average body mass index (BMI).

Volunteers must be overweight with a BMI of 25 - 40 and be feeling low or stressed. They must live in or near Exeter, be aged 18-75 and be willing to participate in lifestyle coaching,...

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Parents not focused on children's eye care

If you’ve been told that your child is too young to get their eyes tested, or they have to be able to read to have an eye test – then you have been misinformed. What’s more, according to the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), many parents in the UK admitted they are unaware that their child’s eyes need to be tested at an early age. Adults also need to get their eyes tested regularly and if their eyesight is deteriorating, they should use glasses and UK contact lenses . One in eight parents wrongly believe children only need to get their eyes tested if their parents wear...

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