A SYRUP widely used in processed foods such as biscuits can cause behavioural changes similar to the effects of cocaine, according to new research.
]]>A 90-YEAR-OLD patient died in hospital of kidney failure after staff failed to respond properly to his dehydration, a report out yesterday found.
]]>A PATIENT who claimed doctors had delayed diagnosing and treating her thyroid cancer was not given reasonable information, advice or support by the NHS, the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin found yesterday.
]]>ELECTRIC lights, including those illuminating laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, often play a key role in causing people to sleep badly, an expert has said.
]]>The new owner of the factory at the centre of the horsemeat contamination scandal in Ireland has won a contract for Burger King.
]]>The number of people struck down by measles in Scotland continues to rise, with cases up almost 170 per cent compared with last year, figures show.
]]>MORE than half of patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are now surviving the cancer thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment, campaigners have said.
]]>Campaigners fighting to prove the innocence of a nurse found guilty of murdering four patients claim new evidence has emerged that challenges his conviction.
]]>WHILE David Cameron was embarked on his latest round of diplomacy in Europe to try to get EU agreement on tackling tax avoidance by multinational companies, his Chancellor, George Osborne, was back in London responding to the report on the UK economy by the International Monetary Fund.
]]>A CHARITY worker who inspired thousands of people from across the world by blogging about living with a terminal illness has died.
]]>A CITY hospital which was shut and earmarked for sale less than a year ago is now to play a vital role in the Lothian health service for years to come, NHS bosses have admitted.
]]>SCOTLAND’S first charity-funded air ambulance service took to the skies yesterday in a move that will extend life-saving cover across the country.
]]>SCOTLAND’S medicines chief has insisted it is sometimes “OK to say no” to lifesaving drugs, if they do not come at a fair price for the NHS.
]]>THE head of the Kirk’s charity wing has warned it will be forced to consider the future of some care services if local authorities keep cutting funding.
]]>A LINK between cold, rainy weather and increased blood pressure has been found by Scottish researchers.
]]>Women with an iodine deficiency in pregnancy are more likely to have children with lower IQs, research suggests.
]]>POLICE in Scotland are warning parents not to buy alcohol for their underage children after an increase in drunken incidents involving young girls.
]]>LOTHIAN health bosses are facing a growing backlash over the potential downgrade of accident and emergency services in the region.
]]>It remains to be seen if a review of the system for approving new medicines will lead to fairer access to drugs for patients, a cancer charity has warned.
]]>There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the past decade, research suggests.
]]>A SYRUP widely used in processed foods such as biscuits can cause behavioural changes similar to the effects of cocaine, according to new research.
]]>A 90-YEAR-OLD patient died in hospital of kidney failure after staff failed to respond properly to his dehydration, a report out yesterday found.
]]>A PATIENT who claimed doctors had delayed diagnosing and treating her thyroid cancer was not given reasonable information, advice or support by the NHS, the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin found yesterday.
]]>ELECTRIC lights, including those illuminating laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, often play a key role in causing people to sleep badly, an expert has said.
]]>The new owner of the factory at the centre of the horsemeat contamination scandal in Ireland has won a contract for Burger King.
]]>The number of people struck down by measles in Scotland continues to rise, with cases up almost 170 per cent compared with last year, figures show.
]]>MORE than half of patients diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are now surviving the cancer thanks to improved diagnosis and treatment, campaigners have said.
]]>Campaigners fighting to prove the innocence of a nurse found guilty of murdering four patients claim new evidence has emerged that challenges his conviction.
]]>WHILE David Cameron was embarked on his latest round of diplomacy in Europe to try to get EU agreement on tackling tax avoidance by multinational companies, his Chancellor, George Osborne, was back in London responding to the report on the UK economy by the International Monetary Fund.
]]>A CHARITY worker who inspired thousands of people from across the world by blogging about living with a terminal illness has died.
]]>A CITY hospital which was shut and earmarked for sale less than a year ago is now to play a vital role in the Lothian health service for years to come, NHS bosses have admitted.
]]>SCOTLAND’S first charity-funded air ambulance service took to the skies yesterday in a move that will extend life-saving cover across the country.
]]>SCOTLAND’S medicines chief has insisted it is sometimes “OK to say no” to lifesaving drugs, if they do not come at a fair price for the NHS.
]]>THE head of the Kirk’s charity wing has warned it will be forced to consider the future of some care services if local authorities keep cutting funding.
]]>A LINK between cold, rainy weather and increased blood pressure has been found by Scottish researchers.
]]>Women with an iodine deficiency in pregnancy are more likely to have children with lower IQs, research suggests.
]]>POLICE in Scotland are warning parents not to buy alcohol for their underage children after an increase in drunken incidents involving young girls.
]]>LOTHIAN health bosses are facing a growing backlash over the potential downgrade of accident and emergency services in the region.
]]>It remains to be seen if a review of the system for approving new medicines will lead to fairer access to drugs for patients, a cancer charity has warned.
]]>There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the past decade, research suggests.
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