Health & Beauty

Nike Running by Sweatshop in Princesshay is helping the people of Exeter get fit and stay fit this New Year. Beginners Run Club takes place each Monday from 6.15pm and Group Run Club for those with more experience on Tuesdays from 6.15pm.

One of the great things about running is that almost everyone can do it. Running provides people with the opportunity to improve their health and fitness while at the same time getting out of their homes and into the fresh air.

Running can often be a lonely activity, and when constantly running alone it can be difficult to stay motivated....

New research on diabetes, revealed by Dr Hilary Jones, estimates that nearly a million British people think the condition is something you can ‘catch’ from other people.

The celebrity GP, who’s spent a large part of his time dealing with patients suffering from diabetes, is speaking out after the poll commissioned by Health Express showed over a quarter of British people are eating at least one chocolate bar every day – while the same number admit to drinking more than three cups of tea or coffee with sugar. The research of 2,000 people also shows nearly one in five are drinking at...

Patients have expressed an appetite for potential cancer symptoms to be checked out much sooner than current NHS thresholds guidelines suggest, new research has revealed. A study led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues at the University of Exeter Medical School and the University of Cambridge, found that 88 per cent of participants opted for further investigation, even if their symptoms carried just a one per cent risk of indicating cancer. Although no fixed threshold is defined for the UK, in practice, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines suggest that...

With millions of people in the South West making well-intended pledges almost two weeks ago, a survey of the nation’s willpower commissioned by one of the UK’s leading motorway operators, Welcome Break, has revealed the region to be the one that most wants to lose weight and give up fatty foods this year, with 58% of people in the South West area of the country committing to living a healthier lifestyle in 2014.

However according to the survey of 2000 people, yesterday ( Saturday 11th January) is the day when willpower in the South West is at its lowest and is subsequently, when...