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Childhood Fevers: When to Worry and to Wait

Your child's forehead feels warm. You reach for the thermometer and see the numbers climbing. Your heart starts racing as a dozen questions flood your mind. Should you rush to the emergency room? Call the doctor? Or is this just another normal part of growing up?

Every parent faces this moment. That split second when you discover your little one has a fever and suddenly feel lost between panic and uncertainty. You want to do the right thing, but figuring out what that is can feel impossible.

Luckily, this article breaks it down for you!

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250,000 adults in the South West whose mental health got worse during the pandemic have not spoken to anyone about it

Nearly one in five adults surveyed in the South West (17 per cent) who say their mental health got worse during the pandemic haven’t spoken to anyone about it during this time – equivalent to around 250,000 people – according to research published today. More than a third (38 per cent) of all respondents in the South West reported a worsening in their mental health during the pandemic. Of those who have been concerned about the mental health of someone they care about, almost one in five (19 per cent) say they haven’t tried to talk to them about it.

The poll was conducted as part...

Make these 4 simple substitutions now for your health and wallet

Did you make a new year’s resolution for 2022? If you did, have you stuck with it so far – or have you already given up on it? When we make new year’s resolutions, we usually do so because we’re trying to make major changes in our lives. Keeping a resolution is supposed to be difficult. That’s why we delay trying to make those changes until a new year begins – we’re hoping that seeing a new number on the calendar will somehow inspire us to accomplish something that previously eluded us.

Do you know what the most common new year’s resolutions are? The most common resolution is to...

Hear! Hear! New hearing centre of excellence opens in Exeter

Hearing specialist, Chime , has opened a new, contemporary hearing centre of excellence in Exeter to mark its 10th anniversary. The state-of-the-art centre provides greater access to Chime’s audiology experts and innovative hearing solutions for people in Exeter, East and Mid Devon.

Open Monday to Saturday, 8:15am to 5:30pm on 21 and 22 Queen Street, people experiencing difficulty with hearing can seek expert advice at the centre, previously located inside the Harlequins Shopping Centre. Chime moved to its new home, opposite the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, in January after...

Over a million of Brits struggle to read due to poor eyesight

According to a recent study by Lenstore, Brits like to read with 92% of people saying they enjoy or love picking up a book or a magazine in their free time. Looking to gauge the reading habits of the country, Lenstore revealed that one in five (19%) are planning to read more in 2022.

A quarter of brits found more time in the lockdown restrictions to read more, yet one in eight (13%) still don’t read regularly because they can never find the time and one in ten (9%) can’t remember the last time they read for pleasure.

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College helping students keep their New Year resolutions

New year…New You: Lose weight, do more exercise and cut back on spending, are three of the top New Year resolutions.

But with most falling by the wayside within seven weeks, a Devon college is hoping it can help buck the trend well into 2022.

South Devon College has hundreds of health courses on offer to lure people away from the biscuit tin and swap chocolates for chin ups.

“We have a course to suit anyone who wants to teach fitness, get fitter, or work in the industry,” said Daniel Gaze, Head of Sport, Adventure and Protective Services at South Devon College....

South West patients benefit as new GP practices join COVID-19 antiviral drug study

Two more south west GP hubs have joined a clinical trial giving patients access to new COVID-19 antiviral drugs, which are designed to help people recover sooner, and reduce the need for hospital admission.

Symphony Healthcare Services, a network of NHS GP practices in Somerset and Devon, as well as Honiton Surgery in east Devon, have just been given the green light to start contacting COVID-positive patients and inviting them to take part in PANORAMIC. The two new sites join Newquay Health Centre in Cornwall, which began recruiting trial participants before Christmas.

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6 wellness supplements to try 2022

Supplements are products that add nutritional value to your diet or improve health. They come in pill, powder, or liquid form. Supplements contain at least one dietary ingredient such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, or enzymes. Some of the most popular supplements also come in a multivitamin that can be purchased as a standalone supplement to avoid taking a lot of different pills each day. Supplements are meant to be supplementary but they aren’t a replacement for real food, or for a nutrient-dense, healthy diet. Supplements are meant to boost extra nutrients in the...

How much does private addiction rehab cost?

In this article, you will learn about what affects treatment prices, where are prices elevated and is the luxurious setting something that anyone can benefit from.

Pregnant women urged to have their vaccine as cases rise

Cases of COVID-19 are at their highest in Devon this month since the pandemic began, leading health experts to renew their calls urging pregnant women to have their vaccine.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 have a higher risk of intensive care admission , however research by the UK Obstetric Surveillance System found that no fully vaccinated pregnant women were admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 in England between February and the end of September last year. During the same time period at least 55,000 pregnant women had received one or more doses in the UK.

NHS Devon’s...

Using a different language can reduce vaccine hesitancy, study finds

Vaccine hesitancy could be reduced by providing health information in a foreign language, a new study finds.

The study found that when presenting two groups with the same information about vaccines in two different but familiar languages, the use of one language corresponded with a 7% higher number of people saying “yes” and a 7% lower number of people saying “unsure” when asked whether they intended to get vaccinated.

The research, led by Assistant Professor Janet Geipel from the University of...

Health & Beauty

Childhood Fevers: When to Worry and to Wait

250,000 adults in the South West whose mental health got worse during the pandemic have not spoken to anyone about it

Make these 4 simple substitutions now for your health and wallet

Hear! Hear! New hearing centre of excellence opens in Exeter

Over a million of Brits struggle to read due to poor eyesight

College helping students keep their New Year resolutions

South West patients benefit as new GP practices join COVID-19 antiviral drug study

6 wellness supplements to try 2022

How much does private addiction rehab cost?

Pregnant women urged to have their vaccine as cases rise

Using a different language can reduce vaccine hesitancy, study finds

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