Health & Beauty

Family and friends of people living with dementia across the South West have put in 9.4 million extra caring hours since lockdown began, an Alzheimer’s Society investigation reveals.

The shocking figure has been blamed on the double whammy of lockdown making dementia symptoms worse, and the chronically underfunded social care system leaving them nowhere else to turn.

Nationally, the charity estimates family and friends have spent an extra 92 million hours caring for loved ones with dementia since 23 March.

In its new report ‘ Worst hit: dementia during...

Devon’s Naturally Healthy month is back, and this year the campaign will be running throughout October.

Naturally Healthy October is all about getting outside and enjoying Devon's amazing natural environment and feeling happier and healthier for it. Activities could include walking, cycling, gardening, wild swimming or bird watching. There is something for everyone!

More than ever we are recognising the importance of being active outdoors and connecting to nature.

Due to Coronavirus the campaign this year will run a little differently. Naturally Healthy events...

A SOUTH Devon home care provider says its carers offer vital emotional support to those who can’t get out due to the coming cooler weather combined with the ongoing COVID-19 threat.

Guardian Homecare says once the clocks change, elderly and vulnerable people will stay inside more, and its carers are sometimes their only link to the outside world.

Catherine Porter, Manager at Guardian Homecare, which delivers personalised home care in Exeter, said: “The days are now getting darker and cooler, and this can often limit the amount of time our service users can get outside, if...

The average life expectancy for those who have been diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma is typically fewer than 18 months. There is no cure for this terminal form of cancer, no matter what stage it is caught at. There are several treatments that may be used to extend your life for as long as possible and to help you make the most out of the time you have left.

Why is mesothelioma so deadly? This rare condition damages the pleura, which is the protective lining of the lungs. Individuals who are exposed to asbestos may inhale tiny fibers that then settle in the pleura, where they...