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Call to curb alcohol misuse

Call to curb alcohol misuse

A new report has revealed a surge in the number of alcohol-related admissions to the region's hospitals.

One-stop surgery opens in east Devon

One-stop surgery opens in east Devon

A pioneering £4m integrated health centre has opened its doors in Cullompton, east Devon.

You are what your mother eats

You are what your mother eats

New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet.

New research provides insight into menopause

New research provides insight into menopause

A biologist from Devon has helped to shed light on why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not.


£170m investment plan for Derriford

£170m investment plan for Derriford

The Westcountry's largest hospital plans to invest millions of pounds over the next 10 years.


Leave a legacy in your will to St Luke's Hospice

Leave a legacy in your will to St Luke's Hospice

When faced with the reality of having an incurable illness, you need the best care possible.

Region's health is up in smoke

Region's health is up in smoke

More than a quarter of residents in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are smokers, causing more than 1,000 deaths every year.




Health & Fitness - around the network

Red meat linked to breast cancer

Red meat linked to breast cancer

Younger women who regularly eat red meat may have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a study finds.

High costs and superbug fears force patients abroad

High costs and superbug fears force patients abroad

A growing number of Brits are travelling abroad for medical treatment, a recent poll by website TreatmentAbroad.com shows.

Celebrity chefs lend support to cancer walk

Celebrity chefs lend support to cancer walk

Celebrity chefs Anthony Worrall Thompson and Simon Rimmer are showing their support for Manchester's second annual Pink Pinkie Week.

Fatty fish prevents kidney cancer

Fatty fish prevents kidney cancer

Consumption of fatty fish may help provide protection against kidney cancer, a study has suggested.

Organic diet 'healthier'

Organic diet 'healthier'

New research suggests that an organic diet might be healthier than a conventional one.

Hitman helps open breast cancer centre

Hitman helps open breast cancer centre

The Genesis Centre welcomed champion boxer Ricky Hatton on Tuesday 1 April, for a tour of Europe's first ever, purpose built breast cancer prevention facility.


Aspirin reduces asthma risk in women

Aspirin reduces asthma risk in women

A small dose of aspirin on alternate days can cut the risk of developing asthma among women, suggests a new US study.

Breast cancer screening cuts mortality by half

Breast cancer screening cuts mortality by half

Breast cancer screening in East Anglia has reduced deaths from the disease by nearly half, a study finds.

Vets run risk of miscarriage

Vets run risk of miscarriage

Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases and pesticides, a study suggests.

The unkindest cut of all?

The unkindest cut of all?

Jim Pollard, editor of www.malehealth.co.uk, talks about vasectomy and why the procedure is causing so much concern amongst the male population.

Stop Smoking and Start Saving

Stop Smoking and Start Saving

New research reveals that the average British smoker spends over £120,000 funding their habit in a lifetime.

Are you addicted to pornography?

Are you addicted to pornography?

What's your attitude to pornography? Harmless adult fun? Just another capitalist industry? Or a dangerously addictive drug?



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Fifth of GP surgeries could close, Tories warn

Fifth of GP surgeries could close, Tories warn

Around a fifth of England's GP surgeries are under threat of closure, according to the Conservative party.

Vitamin supplements may increase risk of early death

Vitamin supplements may increase risk of early death

Bad news for pill poppers this week as new research claims that taking vitamin supplements to boost our health may actually be doing us more harm than good.

Med diet 'reduces Alzheimer's risk'

Med diet 'reduces Alzheimer's risk'

A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables and fruit and low in saturated fats could lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a US study has concluded.

Exercise yourself young

Exercise yourself young

Exercising regularly can make you look 12 years younger, new research has revealed.


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