Archive for June, 2009
June 30, 2009
- Meat-free diet 'reduces risk of developing cancer'
- Support for smoking rules
- Doctor calls for special unit to clean hospital beds
- NHS 24 'sucks up money like a Hoover'
- Drug users wait a year to be assessed
- Rise of 32% over a decade in teenagers terminating pregnancies
- Vegetarians are less likely to get cancer than meat-eaters
- Nursery hit as swine flu cases mount to 1,162
- Hospitals with the most superbug cases named and shamed
- Drink kills eight Scots a day
- Alcohol a factor in 'one in 20' deaths in Scotland
June 29, 2009
- Charity moves for summer
- Swine flu schoolgirl dies
- Safety pledge on superbugs
- NHS paper cut to save cash
- Cancer care must improve says charity
- Travel plan to reduce heart attack deaths
- Call for greater state funding of hospice care
- Long-distance cycling may seriously damage fertility
- Ending prescription charges 'could spark rush for free drugs'
- Defibrillators at airports to slash heart attack deaths
- NHS boards swamped by guidance on hospital infections
- Stress raises risk of having babies with behavioural problems
- Bryan Webster: Failed by a system set up to care for her every need
- Doctors warn Brown: Don't make us pay for your errors
- Schoolgirl dies of swine flu as total UK cases near 6,000
June 28, 2009
- Alcohol linked with cancer
- Arty leukaemia girls net £600
- Visit to Africa inspires NHS Lothian staff
- Look out for new opticians store at Gyle
- Four more swine flu cases in Lothians
- First-born face most academic pressure
- 'Let us pray' for patients
- Scots student one of six possible cases at Glastonbury music festival
- Scots back tax hikes to boost NHS during economic downturn
- MSPs seek answers as cervical cancer vaccine fears grow
- Second swine flu death in Scottish hospital
June 27, 2009
- Sir Terry's overtime wish for Alzheimer's drug developers
- Support for doctors' duty to speak up
- McKeith under fire for Zzzz-Plan diet
June 26, 2009
- Tributes paid as secretary leaves
- New hospital cleaner cuts levels of MRSA by a third
- Another case of swine flu in Lothians as the virus spreads
- I wanted my hair dyed but I ended up like this..
- Swine flu hits Glastonbury festival
- Scientists back new cleaner to fight superbug
- UK swine flu cases top 4,000 as BMA warns over pandemic
- Community nurse role ditched
- Relocation, relocation is key to better health, says top doctor
June 25, 2009
- ME group to host outdoor party
- NHS aiming for more volunteers
- MSP hails mum's Genius bread
- Chronic pains tour makes stop in Capital
- Addicts need health care not prisons, says jail trust
- Forests group branches out
- Two more flu cases in Lothian
- Brankin bids for cancer debate
- Hospital for elderly in spotlight
- Brain's muscle control linked with dyslexia
- Paramedics get on their bikes to treat injured in big crowds
- Tobacco ban flouted by one in three shops
- Travellers give little thought to health
- Scottish scientists suggest link between autism and gene arrangement
- Biggest daily rise in swine flu cases sees the Scottish total surge to 850
- One in 25 deaths worldwide due to alcohol
- Police puppy joins charity to help sniff out cancer
- Nuts can cut risk of heart disease for women with diabetes
- Hospital ward closed after C diff death
June 24, 2009
- Mumps cases revealed
- New advice for shift workers
- Nurses 'key to drink crisis'
- Scots swine flu cases total climbs to 739
- Salad or Big Mac? A burger may be the healthier option
- Blood contamination inquiry chairman calls for evidence
- Drug that killed my daughter to be banned, campaigner claims
- Major review after scathing at-risk report
- Cheats cost health service in Lothian thousands of pounds
- Two more Lothians swine flu cases
- Swine flu alert: Number of patients seeing their GP doubles
- Salad or Big Mac? A burger may be the healthier option
- Blood contamination inquiry chairman calls for evidence
- Drug that killed my daughter to be banned, campaigner claims
- Major review after scathing at-risk report
- School infants sent home because of swine flu
- One more swine flu case in Lothians
June 23, 2009
- 22 Britons donate kidney to stranger
- Weight-loss surgery may cut cancer risk
- Flu update for Sturgeon
- Test elderly drivers says Stirling Moss
- Web drive to attract donors
- Midwives step out for Susan
- Osteoporosis monitoring 'a waste of time'
- Sales of vitamins slump
- Greek is the word if you want a tasty diet that could help you live longer
- Young patients click on to a more pleasant hospital stay
- 40 more swine flu cases confirmed in Scotland
- Two new swine flu cases confirmed in Lothians
June 22, 2009
- Don't miss the Race for Life
- Diners donate cancer cash
- Staff injuries cost health board £350,000
- Great-gran's op to restore vision has changed her life
- Minimum alcohol price would save lives says chief medic
- Study shows music may have its place in medicine
- 21 new swine flu cases confirmed
- Early diagnosis of bowel cancer lifts survival rate
- Walkers step in to boost breast ward
- Appendicitis 'telltale' discovered
- Lack of staff leads to fears over mental well-being of children
- New op lets gran see family after 30 years
- Ambulance service – how can we help you?
- NHS wastes £250k on uneaten food
- 'Farewell my love, farewell my baby son' – swine flu mother and child laid to rest
June 21, 2009
- Smokers too stressed by recession to quit
- Rationing and charges would destroy NHS principles
- Health drive up in smoke as pharmacy scheme hits snags
- Call to set minimum price for alcohol 'to save lives'
- Stuart Rodger: The big questions facing our health service
- Westminster urged to pay £100m for Scots flu jabs
- Free NHS cannot survive, doctors told
June 20, 2009
- Seventeen more cases of swine flu diagnosed
- Dying patients recover in drug trial
- Medical chief backs rise in alcohol prices
June 19, 2009
- Top loser sheds 10 stone
- Gym fan Fry sheds six stone in six months
- Further 12 cases of swine flu identified in Scotland
- Cherry picks up race gear for 14th year
- Killer sunbeds claim one life every three days, warn doctors
June 18, 2009
- Pupils tell of Auschwitz trip
- Painkiller ban cuts suicides
- NHS staff will scale new heights for cancer tot
- New hope for elderly facing sight loss
- Rise in swine flu cases slowed by reversion to lab tests
- Viagra to be available from local chemists as well as GPs
- Alan takes plunge for Sick Kids
- New drive aims to help 11,000 smokers stub out their habit
- Viagra now available on the high street
- Viagra now available on the high street
June 17, 2009
- Home exercise risks injury, says insurer
- Home exercise risks injury, says insurer
- Cash set to keep NHS staff safe
- Cash set to keep NHS staff safe
- Training boost for health care
- Training boost for health care
- Doctors slam NHS targets
- Doctors slam NHS targets
- Hospitals see big rise in underage drinkers
- Hospitals see big rise in underage drinkers
- 'Shocking' figure of long-term sick leave in NHS staff
- 'Shocking' figure of long-term sick leave in NHS staff
- Diet of dense foods is the trick
- Diet of dense foods is the trick
- Caring for health workers' own wellbeing
- Caring for health workers' own wellbeing
- New medical research body provides boost of 250 jobs
- New medical research body provides boost of 250 jobs
- Mother's anger after son's teeth pulled without consent
- Mother's anger after son's teeth pulled without consent
- Lothians a syphilis 'hot spot' as infections among gay men soar
- Lothians a syphilis 'hot spot' as infections among gay men soar
- As swine flu total hits 1,380 lab test results are brought back in
- As swine flu total hits 1,380 lab test results are brought back in
- Doctors: Our hospital is health risk
- Doctors: Our hospital is health risk
June 16, 2009
- 400 NHS staff off sick
- OAPs enjoy a Wii bit of tennis
- Vitamin D call as march bids to cut MS rate
- NHS Lothian out of frame for health board election trial run
- The government wants more talk about sex
- Proposal to ban tobacco displays an 'unproven gimmick'
- Teens to vote in health hustings
- Braveheart inspires Ryan to take MS plea to parliament
- 'Guilt factor' fuels middle class boom in demand for designer baby foods
- Lothian trips add years to the lives of Chernobyl's children
- Adam Morris: Hay fever a growing problem not to be sneezed at
June 15, 2009
- Nursing care cost shock
- Food safety advice on the menu
- NHS jobless scheme works
- Salmond gives Holocaust talk
- Health 'involvement' scheme
- Sun safety prize puts others in the shade
- Underlying chronic illnesses can cause problems, with the body's ability to tackle swine flu being impaired
- Just keep right on to the end of the road
- MS march to shine light on need for vitamin supplement
- Chris Marshall: Will binning sell by dates open the door to poisoning?
- Baby of swine flu victim dies as Scotland confirms 71 further cases
- Swine flu victim's baby dies
June 14, 2009
- Medical team doubles
- Spinal surgery enjoys success
- Cancer patients tell how sex life suffers
- Your say
- Co-op offers free sun cream to homeless
- Rehabilitation gets to heart of the matter
- Model agency chiefs back call on 'too skinny' models
- IVF accident was 'waiting to happen'
- South Asian women's charity picks up top national awards
- Parents no longer worried if teens carry condoms
- Men face 40% higher risk of cancer deaths than women
- Scots patient is first UK swine flu death
- Swine flu patient dies in Scottish hospital
June 13, 2009
- Smear tests alert
- Elderly targeted in food bug drive
- NHS office staff to go on the swine flu front line
- Don't be a silly sausage with diets – soya banger can beat the bulge
June 12, 2009
- Lothian treats 8 for swine flu
- Island braces itself for £5m dental centre
- Biggest daily rise in swine flu gives Scotland nearly half of all UK cases
June 11, 2009
- Ex-Zambian leader Kaunda gives HIV talk
- Warning made over parasites
- Free Reiki sessions on offer to Lothian carers
- Lothians a picture of health as deaths fall below Scots average
- Preparing for a pandemic
- How living together can make you overweight
- Scots deaths plummet to a 30-year low, but welcome is cautious
- Swine flu can't be stopped and will kill more
- Swine flu declared a global pandemic
June 10, 2009
- Sunblock shock for parents
- Mumps cases rise in Lothian
- On stand-by for global flu pandemic
- Plan to extend tobacco laws
- Premature birth gel not good for twins
- Call for more help after cancer battle
- Stewart digs deep to help out hospice
- Swine flu declared a pandemic
- 50% of us will suffer from hay fever by 2060, expert claims
- MSP hopes ban on 'Frankenstein fats' will save Scots lives
- Scottish swine flu cases top 300
- Sharp rise in swine flu cases in Scotland
- Barlinnie prisoner linked to swine flu outbreak
- New Health Secretary downplays NHS funding fears
June 9, 2009
- Net gain for NHS staff
- Health service sickened by £15bn funding black hole
- Fire chiefs draw up plans to keep crews clear of swine flu
- Stroke man charged to leave gym
- Web creator hopes internet will lead to cure for cancer
- Women's strong bonds key to good health of children
- More Scots opting to go under knife to win battle of the bulge
- Paramedic faces sack for refusing to attend 999 emergencies
- Swine flu outbreak at pandemic level, says world health chief
- 32 more swine flu cases confirmed in Scotland
June 8, 2009
- Dad's Work to walk
- Gluten off college menu
- Stressed workers skip lunch
- Race lessons for NHS staff
- Research reveals £5bn cost of smoking to NHS
- Late-night TV is 'bad for health'
- Lothian pair celebrated in NHS report
- New leukaemia drug hope
- Twice-weekly diet of fish helps prevent eye disease
- Acupuncture can relieve pregnancy indigestion, says study
- Key tips for a canny old age: keep active, have friends, be clever and don't smoke
- NHS 'fatbusters' set to target 3000 Lothians children a year
- Teenagers ready to be left holding baby
- John Garner: Double whammy could leave us with less skilled doctors
- Group aims to help patients and doctors
- £½m an hour goes up in smoke
- 'Killer drugs GP should be struck off'
- Family baffled after tot contracts swine flu
- Swine flu cases smash 200 barrier in biggest daily rise
- Late-night TV is 'bad for health'
- New leukaemia drug hope
- Twice-weekly diet of fish helps prevent eye disease
- Acupuncture can relieve pregnancy indigestion, says study
- Key tips for a canny old age: keep active, have friends, be clever and don't smoke
- Teenagers ready to be left holding baby
- John Garner: Double whammy could leave us with less skilled doctors
- Group aims to help patients and doctors
- £½m an hour goes up in smoke
- 'Killer drugs GP should be struck off'
- Swine flu cases smash 200 barrier in biggest daily rise
- Scottish Government announces new Superbug chief
June 7, 2009
- Margo talks on assisted suicide
- New man for key health job
- NHS Lothian staff working in fine health
- Warning to women over 'lunchtime boob jobs' filling agent
- Alzheimer defect can be 'passed from one brain to another'
- Lung cancer survival among lowest in Europe
- Biggest jump yet in swine flu cases – and it's tip of iceberg
June 6, 2009
- Leukaemia boy's video to reassure ill children
- Demand for surgery on 'manboobs' grows
- Cancer jab rate top at Catholic schools
- GPs under fire over prostate cancer test that 'could save 100 lives a year'
- Fears for 'critically ill' swine flu mother
June 5, 2009
- Two men on hospital theft charge
- Attacker had not taken his medication
- Lothian health workers deal with four swine flu outbreaks
- I was just a five stone weakling ..but look at me now!
- Now two doctors and baby struck down with swine flu
June 4, 2009
- Most doctors 'need more training to spot autism'
- 100 chickenpox cases in Lothian
- Honour for hospice help
- Plans for no-fault compensation announced
- Software will help disabled children to communicate with their carers
- Psychiatrist crisis 'catastrophic'
- Added costs may drive NHS dentists into private practice
- Adam Morris: Health board feeling better all the time
- Swine flu growing faster in Scotland than rest of the UK
- Swine flu: 'No explanation' for cluster of cases in Scotland
June 3, 2009
- Roadshow out and about for points of view
- Shock rise in children with chlamydia
- NHS chief praises work of food charity for homeless
- Care services e-auction 'morally repugnant'
- New cleaning code aims to beat superbugs
- Eating curry every week may prevent onset of Alzheimer's
- Children without MMR jab 'should be banned from school'
- NHS 'failing to learn lessons' from medical staff's errors
- One in five NHS Lothian chiefs reports being bullied at work
- Nurse gets swine flu from patient
- Scotland's swine flu total quadruples in a week
- Primary school shut after swine flu case confirmed
June 2, 2009
- Bankers help HIV sufferers
- Full house as £8,000 raised for cancer
- Leukaemia charity set to have a ball at hotel
- Fears over Parkinson's care
- Surge in female doctors
- Robison calls 'urgent' talks on dementia care standards
- Trampoline injury threat
- Campers warned over tick bites as Lyme disease soars
- Scientists say find brings pig organ transplants a step closer
- Thousands of Scots have diabetes 'needlessly' say experts
- New Lothians case as swine flu spreads
- ERI 'emergency' winter ward still open despite summer sun
- ERI 'emergency' winter ward still open despite summer sun
- Half-baked or good hygiene? Dundee bans home-cooking from school fetes
- Scot is first 'healthy' person in UK to become critically ill with swine flu
June 1, 2009
- Spike in liver disease
- Petition for Duchenne support
- Impressive rise in Scots blood donors
- Tram plan collapse shifts NHS attention to parking
- Better and quicker fertility services is the goal of consultation
- Cut-price deal gives drug boost to cancer patients
- Switch off TV to help your child
- NHS braced for 'no blame' claims
- Pupil records among data files lost by councils, probe reveals
- UK diabetics to be first in the world to try out new insulin pump
- Vets launch pets health drive amid disease fears as credit crunch hits vaccinations
- Call to review cancer vaccine after Germany demands more medical proof
- Insomnia? Well, here's a few ideas for you to sleep on
- Medics on anti-violence crusade deliver stark message to Scots pupils
- Care shortage traps learning disabled in mental hospital
- Inspiration Charlie, 6, loses his fight with leukaemia
- Football fans may be at risk as swine flu cases double
- Scottish swine flu cases more than double
- Rangers fans in swine flu alert
