Health & Beauty

A GP from Budleigh Salterton has welcomed a challenge from the Prime Minister to the NHS for 20 per cent more people who have dementia to be diagnosed by 2015.

Dementia Awareness Week takes place this week (19 – 25 May) and the challenge could lead to 160,000 more people in England with dementia receiving access to treatment and support.

In Exeter, East and Mid Devon a new dementia support worker service has recently launched.

It means support workers closely work with GP practices, community mental health teams, complex care teams, local hospitals and the voluntary...

May, love is in the air and brides are getting gorgeous for their upcoming wedding dates. Choosing the makeup and hairstyle for your wedding day is a huge dilemma for many brides. Here are some key factors to keep in mind before you beg your makeup-artist and hairstylist to transform you into Keira Knightly or Kate Winslet for a day you will never get back.

Remain true to what you normally look like, accentuated.

True beauty is unique to each and every one of us. Channeling a celebrity's identity is an insult to your own special kind of beauty. Allow the makeup-artist...

The RD&E is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day on Monday (May 20).

The day marks the first recognised research project which was conducted by James Lind into cures for Scurvy in the 18th century. Research is now a core part of the NHS with funding provided to support better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health related conditions.

The Research and Development Directorate and National Health Institute Network representatives will be promoting research at the RD&E in the Oasis Restaurant and in the main entrance of the Wonford Hospital site.

In an attempt to protect unborn babies from the effects of smoking, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has suggested that pregnant women be tested for carbon monoxide (CO) during antenatal appointments, via an immediate and non-invasive biochemical method, and referred to "smoking cessation services" if needed. The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, (APPCOG), welcome NICE's proposals for pregnant women to be offered the carbon monoxide test. This will be especially beneficial for those women who are concerned about being exposed to carbon monoxide...