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What It Takes to Build a Healthier Tomorrow

A healthier tomorrow doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built – quietly, courageously, and often in the face of discomfort. Whether you’re striving to heal from personal struggles, improve your mental or physical wellbeing, or break free from patterns that no longer serve you, the foundation for lasting change starts with one thing: a conscious decision to begin.

It might not be loud or dramatic. In fact, it’s often a quiet moment of clarity that says, “I need to change” . From that point forward, it’s about taking small, consistent steps that honour your future self.

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How to Clean Dental Bridges

Many people around the world including the UK suffer from dental afflictions, and in those instances, they might need to have work done so as to deal with any issue that they might have with their teeth.

Good dental hygiene is always important regardless of whether you have had work done to your teeth or not. If someone suffers from having a tooth missing, or even several teeth missing; then it is very possible that a dentist might decide that there is work that could be done to deal with that issue.

Such as a dental bridge (also known as a pontic); this is when a fake...

3 Things to Consider About Dentures

Whether you already have dentures or you are considering getting dentures there are a few things that you should keep in mind.

Dentures are simply false teeth that can be made of a few different kinds of materials, they are usually made from plastic, nylon, or metal.

They also go over the gums in place of missing teeth. There are two kinds of false teeth, there are partial dentures that are designed just to replace some missing teeth or even just one, and there are full set dentures that either replace all teeth or just the upper or lower set of teeth.

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Council’s community testing service ending but outreach team will continue to support vaccinations

Devon County Council's community testing team, which has been delivering a mobile lateral flow testing service, as well as COVID-19 vaccinations, to local communities across Devon since January 2021, will change its operations from 1 April .

The government’s ‘Living with COVID-19’ plan will see the end to universal access to free lateral flow and PCR tests for most people at the end of March.

The council's outreach vans will continue to support the vaccinations programme, alongside NHS Devon colleagues, across the county. But the availability of free lateral flow tests...

Top acne scar treatment options

If you have acne scars and curious to know your options , it is crucial to understand the numerous acne scar treatments available. However, not every treatment is for your skin type and, more importantly, your money.

Receiving treatment for your acne scars is a crucial step toward feeling more confident and beautiful. Now and then, a little pampering for your skin is not a terrible thing.

This article will learn more about the most effective acne scar treatments available. Make sure to read all the way through.

What is an acne scar and how can it be treated?

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Everything you need to know about the spring booster in Devon

Spring booster jabs are being offered to people at greatest risk of COVID-19 infection from Monday 21 March in the latest phase of the vaccine programme.

An additional Covid-19 vaccine dose is being offered as a precaution to people in Devon who are at extreme high risk from COVID-19 infection, many of whom had their first booster six months ago. This will help protect them if COVID-19 rates are high over the summer months and reduce their chances of needing hospital treatment if they do catch the virus.

The best time to have the spring booster is around six months after...

COVID-19 inpatient numbers approach new high as numbers double in a fortnight

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in Devon has risen to 292, with a further 37 patients awaiting test results; double the figure from a fortnight ago and higher than at any other point in the pandemic. High COVID-19 numbers are having a very significant impact across Devon’s health and care system.

The last time COVID-19 numbers were this high was in January 2021, before most people had the benefit of COVID-19 vaccines.

Four COVID-19 patients are currently in intensive care, far fewer than previously, thanks to the success of the incredible COVID-19 vaccine...

"Here are five simple things I would encourage people to do," says Director of Public Health Devon

Steve Brown, Devon's Director of Public Health, is urging people to stay at home if they feel unwell, with coronavirus, or symptoms of other illnesses that could be infectious.

His call comes as Devon is seeing a rise again in the number of coronavirus cases, with the latest data showing a 63.4 per cent increase in cases in a seven day period.

"I believe that many people are now left uncertain of what they should be doing; with the legal requirement to self-isolate gone, with free testing for most people about to end, and the onus now on individuals to decide for...

Most people will continue to act cautiously even without restrictions

The vast majority of people will stay at home if they develop symptoms of coronavirus, according to a Devon County Council poll .

Of more than 3,500 responses so far (submitted by midday today, Monday 14 March), around 2,910 say they will do just that, rather than risk spreading it to others.

194 respondees say that they won't, and 402 were unsure what they'll do.

Asked whether they'll carry on wearing face coverings when in crowded indoor spaces, again most people - 2,780 of the responses - say that they will, 452 say that they won't, and 274 were unsure....

People urged to stay away if they have Covid as Devon’s hospitals remain under severe pressure

“Please don’t visit friends and family in our hospitals if you have Covid or other illnesses” – that’s the message from Devon’s NHS, as the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 remains high.

Many of the restrictions brought in to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the community have come to an end, but people are still required to wear a mask in health settings and are being asked to wash and sanitise their hands.

And anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 or other illnesses that can spread easily, such as flu or norovirus, is urged not to visit patients in hospital....

Mental health impact of Covid still being felt, study finds

The deterioration in people’s mental health linked to COVID-19 is showing no sign of returning to pre-pandemic levels, a new study finds.

Researchers from the University of Exeter Business School and the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow used the UK Household Longitudinal Study to compare the mental health of more than 10,000 UK individuals.

They found that on average mental distress in the height of the pandemic in April 2020 was 11 percent higher than it was before the pandemic in 2017-19.

But in March 2021, amid the vaccine roll-out and...

Health & Beauty

What It Takes to Build a Healthier Tomorrow

How to Clean Dental Bridges

3 Things to Consider About Dentures

Council’s community testing service ending but outreach team will continue to support vaccinations

Top acne scar treatment options

Everything you need to know about the spring booster in Devon

COVID-19 inpatient numbers approach new high as numbers double in a fortnight

"Here are five simple things I would encourage people to do," says Director of Public Health Devon

Most people will continue to act cautiously even without restrictions

People urged to stay away if they have Covid as Devon’s hospitals remain under severe pressure

Mental health impact of Covid still being felt, study finds

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