Health
Three toddlers in hospital as nursery is hit by outbreak of E coli 0157
THREE infants were being treated in hospital last night following a suspected E coli 0157 outbreak linked to the baby unit at a nursery school.
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Minimum pricing by next spring but move still faces legal challenge
SCOTLAND is set to become the first country in Europe to introduce a minimum alcohol price, after the plans were backed by MSPs at Holyrood.
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Health chiefs threaten to scrap new Sick Kids hospital
HEALTH chiefs are to consider scrapping plans to build a new Sick Kids Hospital at Little France after revealing the project has been delayed again.
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New male Pill on way in DNA breakthrough
A NEW male contraceptive pill could be created after scientists in Scotland discovered a key reproductive gene.
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Referees ‘should undergo tests for performance-enhancing drugs’
REFEREES in Scotland face being drug-tested in the same manner as players.
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Struggling to carry this burden of obesity
Waiting to board a Scottish passenger ferry recently, I watched a group of women disembarking. They were a cheery bunch, all sporting those “hilarious” hats beloved of hen parties. They were set on having a good time. Every single woman was grossly overweight. As they struggled up the small incline, even the youngest already displayed the heavy-footed solidity of the middle-aged. Nobody blinked. Why would they? Obesity in Scotland is as common as the ferry. In the world obesity stakes, only the Americans beat the Scots.
1 commentConcern over ‘dumbing down care services’
THE Kirk’s social care council has warned that budget cuts at local and national government level are creating pressure for charities to “dumb down services” and cut quality in order to win contracts.
Women beat men in identifying smells
A NEW study appears to confirm that women have a significantly better sense of smell than men while older people can identify more garden scents than those half their age.
Beetroot boost for breathing
Beetroot juice can improve your puff, potentially benefiting swimmers, singers, and mountaineers, research has shown.
Tories accused of hypocrisy over Sick Kids Hospital
Scottish Conservatives have been accused by the First Minister of “overwhelming hypocrisy” for demanding the speedy completion of a children’s hospital, after claims their Westminster counterparts cut the Scottish construction budget by almost 30 per cent.
Keep-fit victim is ‘doing well’
A WOMAN who collapsed during an exercise class was revived using an emergency defibrillator after a crew of passing firefighters was flagged down.
Police investigate dental practice at centre of contamination alert
POLICE have launched an investigation into claims an unregistered dentist was working at the dental clinic at the centre of a contamination alert this week.
1 commentAlert after patient gets rabies from dog bite
A CASE of rabies has been confirmed in the UK, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed.
1 commentOfficials confirm man treated for rabies in UK hospital
A CASE of rabies has been confirmed in the UK, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed. The deadly disease was confirmed in a patient from London who had been bitten by a dog in south Asia.
Clot-busting drug helps recovery from stroke
STROKE patients given a new clot-busting drug after an attack are more likely to make a better recovery than those who do not take it, research has found.
MSPs to discuss inequality over critical heart treatment on NHS
THE barriers facing Scotland’s poorest patients in getting critical heart treatment on the NHS will be at the centre of a meeting being staged by MSPs in Glasgow next month.
5 commentsCapital’s crew leads in yacht race
the Capital’s entry in the Clipper Round the World yacht race is leading for the first time since the challenge began last July.
Breakthrough after Capital team’s stroke drug trial
A MAJOR trial of a drug for stroke victims by city scientists could pave the way for more people to be given the life- saving treatment.
Widow reaches out to ‘like’-minded Facebook users
A YOUNG widow who is writing a book to help children cope with grief as she fights breast cancer has set up a page on social networking website Facebook in anticipation of a major fundraising drive.
Fury at ERI crime check delay
STAFF at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary have still not undergone criminal checks, four months after the Evening News revealed that private operator Consort had failed to carry them out.
4 comments3D scanning ‘is best way to tackle anorexia’
THREE-dimensional scanners should be used to treat people suffering from eating disorders, Scottish research suggests.
Scientists discover genetic switch that turns off ‘incurable’ Parkinson’s
SCOTS scientists have discovered a “switch” that protects the brain from developing Parkinson’s disease, offering hope of new treatments for the illness.
2 commentsProbiotics can help prevent allergies
BABIES given probiotics are less likely to suffer allergies in later life, a study of 500 babies has found.
Blindness cases can be halved says RNIB
The number of cases of blindness in Scotland could be halved by raising awareness of the causes, a charity has said.
Tories pushing for cancer drugs fund
The difficulties patients face in getting cancer treatments which are not routinely available on the NHS highlight the case for a cancer drug fund, according to the Scottish Conservatives.
Most doctors failing to tackle obesity
THREE in four health staff in Scotland admit they would not know how to diagnose if a child is overweight, a study has found.
1 commentSheila Duffy: Tobacco firms should have no say in public health
IN SCOTLAND we know only too well the harm that tobacco causes – smoking is responsible for around a quarter of our adult deaths each year.
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Patients contacted over infection concerns at Aberdeen dental practice
ALMOST 1000 patients at a dental practice in Aberdeen have been contacted by NHS Grampian because of concerns about infection control procedures at a city based dental practice.
Ladies who lunch raise £40k for Maggie’s
A FUNDRAISING lunch has raised £41,532 for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres.
Games on in Lothians
The West Lothian Highland Games will take place at Meadow Park, in Bathgate, on Saturday.
Mum left without food for a week
THE family of a pensioner have been left furious after she was forced to go without food for more than a week while she waited for an operation.
5 comments‘Lives at risk’ due to global fund delay
Delaying an increase in the UK’s contribution to a troubled disease-fighting fund until next year could cost lives in poor countries, MPs said yesterday.
Background: Cells form new stem of medical science
STEM cells are components with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body during early life and growth.
Case study: ‘I was nervous, as this was pretty much the unknown’
Grandmother Sylvia Paton was born with a rare eye condition called aniridia, which causes the incomplete formation of the iris and results in a loss of vision.
Keep children away from TV before age of 3, parents told
CHILDREN who are kept away from TVs and computers until they reach the age of three are less likely to become couch potatoes in later life, experts claim.
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Visionary science harvests stem cells to cure blindness
SCOTLAND is at the forefront of a pioneering new stem-cell trial that could restore the sight of millions of people around the world.
Visa rules on TB screening to change
FOREIGN travellers coming to the UK from countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis will have to be screened for the potentially fatal infection before being granted a visa under new rules, the government said.
Rise in over-60s who self-harm
THERE has been a sharp rise in the number of over-60s hospitalised for self-harm in the Lothians.
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Hope corneal stem cell transplant can treat hereditary condition
A WOMAN who received the UK’s first corneal stem cell transplant today told how her son’s struggle with a hereditary eye condition inspired her to try the treatment.
Nil by mouth: Opening up to oral hygiene
ORAL health – or the lack of it – is an indicator of general well-being, so it’s time to sort out your hygiene regime
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Lifelines: Anne Chilton on cross-communication
Q: I HAVE fallen out with my best friend. She took something I said the wrong way and now avoids me, and I don’t know how to get things back to how they were. We have known each other for 30 years and have always been there for each other.
Snoring heightens risk of cancer, scientists find
PEOPLE who snore and suffer from disturbed sleep may have a heightened risk of dying from cancer, a study has shown.
2 commentsAngela Macleod: Deaths from the silent killer can be prevented
IT IS a worrying fact that about 40 per cent of strokes could be prevented if high blood pressure was identified. Even more worrying is that more than half of adults in Scotland do not know that high blood pressure is the single biggest risk factor for having a stroke.
2 commentsHealth & Beauty: Stick the boot in
It may be springtime, but when the frightfulness of the weather is matched by the rolls of fat accumulating around one’s belt, an indoor boot camp holds tremendous appeal. There will be no press-ups in the rain, or knees caked in mud.
GMC plans to check up on doctors’ competence
DOCTORS in Scotland will have to prove they are fit to practise under new plans to ensure patients are not misdiagnosed or given outdated treatment.
4 commentsHolidays blamed as measures to cut NHS waiting times stall
ATTEMPTS to cut the number of patients waiting too long for treatment in the Lothians stalled during April, NHS Lothian has said.
5 commentsMembers for NHS youth forum sought
new members are being sought for NHS Lothian’s Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG).
2 commentsMidlothian Community Health Partnership to look at homeopathy services
A REVIEW of homeopathy services is to be carried out in the Lothians.
Analysis: ‘Strange faces and unfamiliar routines can worsen dementia’
LAST week a man with dementia died after a year at home during which 106 different named people tended to his needs. Graciously, his widow says that she has no complaints about the care, but it ruined any semblance of dignity at the end of his life.
Stephen Fry backs Scots campaign to tackle mental ill health
Stephen Fry has backed a Scottish campaign to raise awareness of mental health problems.
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- Today’s youth not fit to be employed, says car firm Arnold Clark
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