- Children targeted in exercise drive
- Edinburgh 'best city of the future'
- Passenger numbers down at airports
- Police name death crash teenager
- First-time buyers seize duty bonus
- Grimason backs arms trade treaty
- Restaurant stand-off: man in court
- 'Progress' made in referendum talks
- Leishman backed in councillor bid
- Language pupil wins trip to China
- Scotland 'staving off recession'
- Rapist linked to Jodi Jones murder
- Buyers offering less for homes
- Man dies following car collision
- Police arrest two after house siege
- Wave energy receives £6m boost
- Children's tsar backs uniform calls
- Councillors to launch new party
Health
Uncovering the wonders of Gyrotonic
JOHN had been badly injured in a helicopter accident, leaving him struggling to walk and in constant pain. Every day was a hardship for this once active man.
Report suggests re-starting hearts to boost organ donation numbers
THE hearts of people who have died could be re-started as a way to increase the number of organ donors, a new reports says.
Computers replace counsellors for depressed patients
THOUSANDS of patients suffering from anxiety or depression will be offered counselling by computer under a controversial move that could see the end of the traditional therapist’s couch.
12 commentsAlcohol counselling for remand prisoners
A NEW drive to tackle alcohol abuse among prisoners will see counsellors continue treatment after inmates have been released back into the community.
Alcohol pricing plans ‘need Brussels ruling’
PLANS to impose a minimum unit price on all alcohol in Scotland should be sent to Brussels for legal judgment before the SNP attempt to pass the legislation in parliament, the European Commission has warned.
Lifelines: Pauline Nimmo on children who have two homes
MY little girl’s mum and I broke up just over two years ago and have an amicable relationship. We have managed to sort out things between us for our daughter’s sake – she is now six.
Geek chic: top beauty apps for men and women
THE latest hair and beauty apps promise personal styling in the palm of your hand, but do they deliver?
Not to be sneezed at: the etiquette of throwing a sickie
ON THE eve of National Sickie Day, Dani Garavelli has some words of wisdom on the art of pulling a fast one
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Pioneering microscope sees spread of cancer
A NEW state-of-the art microscope will revolutionise the detection and treatment of cancer in Scotland by giving scientists the ability to track rogue cells as they move around the body.
Scotland football star’s iPad ‘diagnosis’
FORMER Scotland footballer Gordon McQueen has told how he predicted his diagnosis of throat cancer when he looked up his symptoms on his iPad after a television appearance left his voice hoarse.
Phone app shows health toll of drink
A SMARTPHONE app showing people the effect too much alcohol can have on their physical appearance has been launched by the Scottish Government.
3 commentsBarrage of protest over fish dishes for the troops
AN ARMY marches on its stomach, so the old saying goes – unless fish is on the menu.
2 million Ritalin doses prescribed in Scotland last year
MORE than two million daily doses of Ritalin were prescribed to children in Scotland last year despite calls for doctors to reduce their use of the mood-altering drug.
28 commentsLifelines: Anne Chilton on downsizing
Q: WE used to live in a lovely house with fantastic neighbours. We had lived in the same place for 30 years. Everyone knew, and was considerate of, one another.
From ballet pumps to prison weights - top fitness fads for 2012
WE’VE had the step class, the boot camp, the high-heel workout, pole dancing and multiple variations on the yoga theme.
Do parents need to learn that happiness is not a birthright?
‘Children were once allowed to grow up. Now we are fixated on ensuring every sadness is expunged, every dream fulfilled’
5 commentsChildren spending 12 hours a day in front of screens
ONE in four children are spending as much as 12 hours a day sitting in front of a screen watching TV, playing video games or using Facebook.
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Health: Eating good food and cutting stress is a kinder path to looking young than the surgeon’s knife
IT REMAINS to be seen whether the ongoing PIP breast implants scandal prompts a backlash against cosmetic procedures.
3 commentsUK boosts spending on tropical diseases
BRITAIN will spend five times as much money as it does now helping the international effort to eliminate infectious tropical diseases, it was announced yesterday.
PIP implant scandal: Scots urged to join legal battle over implants
UP TO 80 Scots women are planning to take legal action against private clinics refusing to remove the potentially dangerous breast implants at the centre of an international health scare.
Agonising wait for parents of 24 babies
PARENTS of 24 babies tested for an infection that has killed three others in a Northern Ireland hospital will learn tomorrow if their child has been infected.
Vetting failure at hospital revealed
A HEALTH board has demanded an urgent review after it emerged a private contractor failed to perform necessary checks on employees at a hospital.
Island faces having no GPs as doctors protest new pharmacy
THREE island GPs are threatening to resign at the same time in protest over the opening of a pharmacy which, they claim, will destroy their livelihoods in what’s seen as a test case for many rural Scottish areas.
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Ruth Walker’s bodybuilding diary
Six weeks of pumping iron pushed Ruth Walker’s body to the limits and saw her shed 33 per cent of her body fat. So Jodie Marsh can eat her sweaty gym shorts
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Mind: ‘We’re born happy – it’s our default setting. Then adult years arrive’
WHEN Paul McKenna called Susie Pearl, begging her to come and work with him, she was lying on a beach in Ibiza, having sold her celebrity PR agency and decided to retire to the sun.
2 comments- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- Broken Rangers: Club signals intention to go into administration
- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
- Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Scottish independence: No breakthrough in talks between Alex Salmond and Michael Moore
- Jim Murphy warns that independence could cost ‘thousands’ of defence jobs
- Six Nations: Wales 27-13 Scotland: Second-half scoring blitz stuns Scots
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Tuesday 14 February 2012
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