Health & Beauty

Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, visited the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital in Wonford Exeter on Friday 20 September to help celebrate the hospital’s 50th anniversary.

Sir Eric met members of staff and was given a tour of the hospital by Matron Paula Winter.

He spoke to staff about the changes they had seen over the years and how treatments and medical procedures had advanced.

He spent time with students from Exeter Junior School who had helped with a project to fill a time capsule that will be opened in 50 years’ time, when the hospital...

A private dental practice, located in the heart of Exeter, is offering members of the public a free mouth cancer check as part of the Mouth Cancer Foundation’s Awareness Day on Wednesday 18 September.

The Exeter Dental Centre is the only practice in Exeter to sign up to the free checks on the inaugural Mouth Cancer Awareness Day, and on Wednesday (September 18th) members of the public will be able to undergo free screenings with dentist Mr Ruairi Cunnane.

Mouth cancer can be deadly and early detection is essential. In the UK, nearly 8,000 people are diagnosed with mouth...

For the past 18 months, the University of Exeter’s prestigious Sports Park, on Streatham Campus, has been a hive of activity. An investment of £8.1 million has seen dramatic developments made to the complex with a myriad of new facilities designed to change the face of sport and fitness in Exeter forever. On 5 September, the centrepiece of the project was unveiled for the first time. Guests, including staff and alumni, attended the opening of the purpose-built Russell Seal Fitness Centre, which represents a £6.5 million investment in health and fitness, as the University continues its...

I do not enjoy exercise classes!! As a doctor I am well aware that I ought to exercise more and spend far too much time in front of a computer or TV.

I even belong to a large and famous gym which offers many kinds of classes. On the rare occasions that I have made myself try one of the classes I am bored after five minutes and find myself looking at the clock and waiting for it to finish. I can’t bear the dreadful ear bashing music and the routines are too complicated.

Everyone else seems to be able to remember the steps and look good in their Lycra designer gym clothes. I...