Health & Beauty

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...

A new, rapid access service to help people with gallstone disease has now started at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital.

The gallbladder is a small (roughly the size of a pear) storage organ for bile, close to the liver. In some this organ can become diseased, with the formation of gallstones. A new service at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital now offers patients a new option.

Gallstone disease is very common. The symptoms can range from being mild, with occasional abdominal discomfort, to much more severe prolonged pain or very serious, even life-threatening conditions...

Back to school means getting into a routine so that your skin looks its best. Sure, it will take some work but you can't expect to eat junk and suddenly wake up to a ravishing complexion! Here are a few tips to keep in mind while you embark on your studies. 1. Wash your face with an acne-fighting cleanser twice in the morning and twice in the evening and each time you sweat, such as after the gym. Just be sure to follow with a moisturiser since removing too much oil can result in your skin overproducing oil to compensate breaking you out further! A moisturiser specifically geared...