en 60 /healthandfitness/news/story/39272.html?rss=1 Kingsbridge has one of the highest life expectancy rates in the Westcountry, new figures show. /healthandfitness/news/story/36752.html?rss=1 Women living in Kingsbridge are being urged to get their trainers on to take part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life 2008. /healthandfitness/news/story/28182.html?rss=1 Butchers in Kingsbridge say they have seen little difference in sales despite warnings that eating too much bacon and ham could cause cancer. /healthandfitness/news/story/27562.html?rss=1 The Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT), which runs South Hams Hospital, has performed badly in a survey carried out by the Healthcare Commission. /healthandfitness/news/story/27122.html?rss=1 Totnes MP Anthony Steen has backed efforts to raise awareness of rheumatoid arthritis at a drop-in event at the House of Commons. /healthandfitness/news/story/25462.html?rss=1 Devon County Council will begin a period of consultation with staff and unions on a restructure that will cut the length of time it takes for people to receive social care. /healthandfitness/news/story/25122.html?rss=1 Just one in 40 11-year-olds in the South West meets the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, research suggests. /healthandfitness/news/story/23822.html?rss=1 The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SWAST) has announced that it will be spending around £4m on new services. /healthandfitness/news/story/22242.html?rss=1 Older people in the South West are struggling with everyday household activities like bathing and using the stairs, research warns. /healthandfitness/news/story/16102.html?rss=1 Care homes across Devon will receive more than £1m of Government funding for improvements. /healthandfitness/news/story/14662.html?rss=1 A county-wide drive to encourage people to quit smoking has got underway . /healthandfitness/news/story/14642.html?rss=1 One in ten children at primary schools in Devon may be obese, according to a Devon Primary Care Trust (PCT) survey. /healthandfitness/news/story/14622.html?rss=1 The number of people in Devon waiting to be seen and treated by an NHS dentist has fallen by 37,000 in 18 months, figures show. /healthandfitness/news/story/14602.html?rss=1 The Devon PCT dismisses suggestions that it has plans to bring in the private or independent sector to run its community hospitals. /healthandfitness/news/story/13542.html?rss=1 People living in the South West are much more likely to have a stroke, figures from the Stroke Association show. /healthandfitness/news/story/947.html?rss=1 Visitors to the leisure centre at Kingsbridge are being offered advice on how to quit smoking at a special advice day next week. /healthandfitness/news/story/218.html?rss=1 Most of us need to retain our minds and nervous systems to slow down, to find a pace which enables our bodies to 'catch up' with our minds. /healthandfitness/news/story/125.html?rss=1 People queued up throughout the day at the Kingsbridge Agricultural Show to support a petition calling for more National Health dentistry to be available for all. /healthandfitness/news/story/47.html?rss=1 Trust announces temporary closure of the Minor Injuries Unit at Kingsbridge hospital during overnight periods.