Health & Beauty

Bite into Health: How Your Diet Shapes Your Smile

Everyone is familiar with the saying “you are what you eat” but many people don’t realize that your smile also reflects your dietary choices. Our dietary choices serve the dual purpose of nourishing our bodies while also being essential for maintaining strong teeth and healthy gums and...

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Don't let asthma hinder exam success

As we approach exam season Asthma UK is urging parents and students to take preventative steps to ensure their asthma doesn’t hinder their exam success as research shows that having a diagnosis of asthma means they are 30% more likely to drop a grade between mock and final exams.

More than 1 million children have asthma in the UK – around 2 in every classroom – and 4 in every 52 people...

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Teenagers volunteer for meningitis study

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's clinical research nurses have been taking scores of throat swabs from students at local schools and colleges for the UK Meningococcal Carriage Study.

Teenagers and young children are at an increased risk of meningitis and blood poisoning due to the meningococcus germ which is ‘carried’ in the back of the throat without causing any symptoms in about one in...

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Parents petition to ban junk food adverts

New statistics show the majority of parents in the South West believe stopping children being exposed to junk food adverts could cut childhood obesity, as the British Heart Foundation (BHF) delivered a 30,000 strong petition to ban the adverts before 9pm to Britain’s most famous street.

The BHF polled 2,000 UK parents and found 67% of parents in the South West believe that stopping...

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Aquarium to host 'quiet' event

In support of World Autism Awareness Week, the National Marine Aquarium will be hosting a special ‘quiet’ event.

On Wednesday 1st April, the two hour event will invite visitors to enjoy the Aquarium’s surroundings with as little noise as possible, enabling them to appreciate the true beauty and calmness of the marine environment.

The exclusive evening will cater for people in...

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Making Mealtimes Matter for hosptial patients

Members of the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Board joined ward staff and assisting with mealtime services for patients last week.

It was one of many different initiatives running this week as part of our Making Mealtimes Matter campaign, which has been organised to coincide with Nutrition and Hydration Week.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of nutrition to...

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Testing the ‘incredible’ route to children’s and parents’ well-being

A pioneering research project led by the University of York and involving researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, will evaluate newly-developed programmes that aim to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of children under two and their parents.

The four-year project led by the Institute for Effective Education (IEE) at York, with...

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£2m study to check if chest scans can cut heart attack risk

Doctors from Plymouth will be supporting a study to investigate whether routine heart scans for hospital patients with chest pains will help reduce heart attack rates.

Professor Carl Roobottom, Consultant Radiologist at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Professor Jason Smith, Consultant in

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Hospital staff make mealtimes matter

Patients, visitors, staff and members of the public will have the opportunity to sample dishes from our proposed new patient menu and to talk to hospital staff about the importance of patient mealtimes, on Tuesday 17 March in the main concourse of Derriford Hospital.

The event will showcase some of the work going on around the Trust to improve the patients’ mealtime experience. It is...

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Self–Referral to Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Outpatient Physiotherapy Services are now offering a self-referral option to enable access to their Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service, without the patient having to visit their GP.

After a successful pilot with three local GP practices, this option is now being rolled out across the whole Plymouth health community, with the intention of all GP...

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Pop into 1st Stop on No Smoking Day for help to quit

Plymouth residents wanting support to quit smoking can pop into Plymouth City Council’s 1st Stop in New George Street on No Smoking Day, Wednesday 11 March.

As part of Spring into March Week, run in partnership between Plymouth Community Healthcare’s Livewell team and Plymouth City Council, stop smoking advisors will be on hand on No Smoking Day and throughout the week to provide...

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