Health & Beauty

Researchers at two leading Westcountry institutions have teamed up with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in a study that shows that spending time in marine and coastal environments has positive benefits on health and well-being.

The review, held in collaboration with Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the University of Exeter and funded by Defra and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), reveals that visits to marine and coastal areas with designated or protected status and those with higher levels of biodiversity are associated with higher levels of calmness,...

Dealing with substance abuse or alcohol addiction is a serious disorder that any person can face. Addiction is a significantly thorny issue, affecting many aspects of a person’s life, including their ability to socialize, their physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as their life at home, school, and work. Besides, it does not only affect the patients’ lives and health, but it also affects the lives of their families and friends.

Putting an end to the habit of using drugs or abusing alcohol, or overcoming any other form of addiction is a huge achievement that you should...

More and more modern gentlemen are getting aware of the role that mens haircuts play in building their image. Everything is pretty simple here: the way you cut and style your hair says a lot about you. That’s why you want to take a personal approach to choose the haircut that will complement your daily looks. The good news is, the ever-expanding variety of haircut options for men is vast enough to make every look complete.

While it’s good to have a choice, it’s not that easy to navigate hundreds of mens haircuts that are popular today. For that reason, we asked hair pros from...

A brand new helipad at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) is now open, thanks to a £1million donation from the HELP Appeal – the only charity in the country dedicated to funding NHS hospital helipads.

The hospital’s previous helipad was unable to receive night landings, but the new helipad is equipped with lighting so air ambulances will be able to land during darkness hours. The new helipad, which has been built on the same location as the previous one, has also been enlarged to enable the latest generation of air ambulances to land. These bigger aircraft...