Archive for July, 2009
July 31, 2009
- Man on run with girl, 14, has 'mental health issues'
- No-one can lick Radio Lollipop for helping kids
- WHO: Breastfeeding advice could save 1.3m lives a year
- Sperm cloning paper retracted
- Real Lives: Addiction expert David McCartney receives top honour for rehab success
- Anger as care home worker jailed for sex attack on OAP
- Packaging peanut butter as medicine could save lives
- Heard the one about the Fringe venue's own 'swine flu' doctor? You have now
July 30, 2009
- £110m emergency unit gets off ground
- £110m emergency unit gets off ground
- 'Put alcohol unit details on all drinks'
- 'Put alcohol unit details on all drinks'
- Blood 'risk' in heart surgery
- Blood 'risk' in heart surgery
- Male survives 'chest' cancer
- Male survives 'chest' cancer
- Swine flu fears lead to rise in numbers contacting their GP
- Swine flu fears lead to rise in numbers contacting their GP
- Bandages shipped out to Romania
- Bandages shipped out to Romania
- Inquiry into death of girl after overdose of radiation
- Inquiry into death of girl after overdose of radiation
- Tamiflu children suffer sickness and nightmares
- Tamiflu children suffer sickness and nightmares
- Surgery hope for migraine cure
- Surgery hope for migraine cure
- Swine flu leaves Gordonstoun girl fighting for life on Greek holiday
- Swine flu leaves Gordonstoun girl fighting for life on Greek holiday
- NHS chiefs' latest disability strategy is ideal – for 1980s
- NHS chiefs' latest disability strategy is ideal – for 1980s
- Temperature rises as call centre hits fever pitch on flu
- Temperature rises as call centre hits fever pitch on flu
- Scottish swine flu total jumps by 4,000 in a week
- Scottish swine flu total jumps by 4,000 in a week
- Scottish swine flu total jumps by 4,000 in a week
- Probe to be held into death of cancer patient Lisa Norris from radiation
- Swine flu: Schoolgirl fights for life in Greek hospital
July 29, 2009
- 40 hit by food poisoning
- Yellow fever jags on the up
- Website gives carer advice
- Heart transplant for girl who told doctors: Let me die
- Chinese help is boost for cancer trials
- Buddy Binder to keep track of vital info
- Pregnant women with swine flu 'at extra risk'
- NHS boards cast doubts over junior doctors' hours target
- 'Brown fat' could hold the answer to obesity epidemic
- Death rates for heart surgery fall despite risk increase
- Inquiry call after 18 die from C diff in one year at hospital
- 'Barbecue bug' on rampage across UK – and we can't blame the weather
- Gwen Stefani's trainer turns back on celebrity lifestyle to run his Capital gym
- New calls for zero tolerance over attacks on NHS workers
- Thin end of the veg – costly organic food no healthier than your basics
- Steelworks families win birth-defect battle
- Superbug killed 18 in Gartnavel Hospital last year
July 28, 2009
- Focus on corruption
- Tanning machines 'increase skin tumour risk by 75%'
- Divide over the smoking ban
- Breast cancer scientists in breakthrough
- Board rapped for losing patients' records
- Scientists a step closer to 'personalised breast cancer treatments'
- Uneven smile as number with NHS dentist up but patchy
- Food agency asks firms to cut fat, sugar and the size of portions
- Half of NHS users fail to complain about problems
- Health experts confirm it: using sunbeds can give you cancer
- Workloads at sexual disease clinics soar as 'worried well' rush for tests
- Controversial care home to include therapeutic garden
- Health chiefs to tighten up security of medical records
- Call for new blood donors before virus affects supply
- Ministers want BBC to bring schoolwork into the home if swine flu absences rise
July 27, 2009
- Pupils eye top prize
- Elderly swine flu victims 'should not be priority'
- Care workers are reassured over swine flu
- More dairy reduces chances of a stroke
- Doctors struggle to diagnose depression
- Volunteers sought for study on zinc deficiency
- Men face 'two-tier system' in access to cancer test
- Avoiding fault in compensation does no-one full justice
- How tsunami changed dental chief's outlook
- Sean, 10, to peak early in charity trek up mountain
- Sexually transmitted infections double in Scotland
- Divorced and bereaved face more illness in later years
- Health fears over calls to end ban on egg and sperm donor payments
- Don't reduce doctors' hours during swine flu crisis, say campaigners
- Tokyo* is Britain's strongest beer, but it will cure binge drinking … honest
July 26, 2009
- Cracking good fun at Sick Kids
- NHS waiting lists push Brits abroad
- Better after-stroke care
- Carer Carole heads to final
- Diabetes hits poor hardest
- Women drivers do less drinking
- Transplant teenager gets ready for games
- Polio survivors wanted for new campaign
- Group to help mentally ill in hunt for work
- Nurses need guidance on suicide issues
- Forget the cocoa, sex is key to a good night's slumber
- Welcome to the nerve centre of Scotland's fight against the pandemic
- Infirmary info centre hailed as big success
- New benefits found in cystic fibrosis drugs
- Panic could burden NHS, warns minister
- Nurses get pedometers to check efficiency of wards
- £114,000 bid to make family diet
- Plaza owners draw up their own plans for new £10m health centre
- Iced latte 'will make you a fatty'
- Untested swine flu vaccine could put British public at risk, warn experts
July 25, 2009
- Nightly nookie aids sleep
- Support for change in assisted suicide law
- Cancer gene link to pill and HRT
- Shock tactics
- Swine flu: A shot in the dark
- 220,000 treated for post-traumatic stress
- Drug firms dodge swine flu liability
July 24, 2009
- 'Relief' for Moffat over brain scare
- New lease of life for patient whose heart was cut in two
- Nursing union no longer opposes assisted suicide
- Joyce McMillan: Blind panic over flu is symptom of social decay
- Sainsbury's says no to Tamiflu in bid to keep people with virus out of its stores
- Scottish swine flu mother in Swedish clinic is 'gravely ill'
- Critically ill swine flu patient getting 'best treatment' in Sweden
July 23, 2009
- Launch for new eye treatment
- City's health leader clashes with NHS chiefs over bed-blocking
- Figures show rise in repeat alcohol illnesses
- Lothian bucks trend as its hepatitis cases dip
- New clinic gets point across on exotic travel
- School grounds to close in bid to stop vandalism and fouling
- Medical students in line to give swine flu injections to patients
- Health chiefs dig out suggestion for derelict land
- Call for hepatitis C awareness campaign
- NHS aims to battle drug deaths with 'overdose kits'
- Anxious churches ban sharing of communion wine as swine flu virus spreads
- Pregnant Scot ill with swine flu flown to Sweden
- Meltdown as swine flu site receives 2,600 hits a second
- Scotland 'over the worst' of swine flu, expert says
July 22, 2009
- Dig in for free veg recipe advice
- Doctor fires jags warning
- Thieves take eye machine from hospital
- Medics urged to watch out for at-risk children
- Dr David Cavanagh : Vaccination is key weapon in battle against virus
- Health MoTs 'may be waste of money and could even be bad for you'
- Woman, 22, is first to trial new flu vaccine
- Doctors prepare for mass swine flu jabs
July 21, 2009
- Premature birth discovery
- Whyte takes up new health role
- Praise handed to NHS staff
- Six-year wait for Royal Ed replacement
- Fight against superbugs shifts to health staff in community
- Medics preparing for swine flu worst
- Doctor awarded for studies
- Volunteers 'no substitute for GP'
- Baby milk firm rapped over advert's misleading claims
- MSP's alarm at big rise in allergic shock cases
- Labour's troubles mount as by-election candidate treated for suspected H1N1 virus
- Flu jab for at-risk patients, doctors told
- Britain braced for shutdown as swine flu crisis looms
- Scots girl, 15, is latest victim of swine flu
July 20, 2009
- Swine flu hits campus
- Swine flu fears prompt call for schools to close
- Capital trio lose stones to gain pounds
- Allergy fears over peanuts and bee stings
- Force prepares for swine flu outbreak
- Swine flu Brits are released from quarantine in China
- Missing patients are found safe and well
- Anger as alcoholic, 22, dies
- Analysis: More research will give us more answers
- Lyndsay Moss: Testing questions to be asked about free product samples
- Professor David Webb: Drug development critical in ongoing medical challenges
- Joint force to provide a safe space to share
- Mother-to-be critically ill as officials urge swine flu calm
- Scientists warning of dementia timebomb
- Sturgeon condemned for 'playing politics' over swine flu costs warning
- Sturgeon warns of cuts ahead of Scottish swine flu vaccination drive
July 19, 2009
- Don't be dogged by poor health
- Fight to save a life-saver
- Mental health chiefs slam closure plans
- Wanted: Walking guru .. must have driving licence
- £1m cancer data project launched
- 'Taxes may rise' to protect NHS cash
- Young victims need more help
- UK pupils in China hospital with swine flu
- Police probe claims that doctor 'failed to tell patients they had HIV'
July 18, 2009
- Patients commit suicide under watch
- Planning for worst-case flu scenario
- 'In minutes my neck doubled in size and I had hives all over my body'
- Under-fives at biggest risk from swine flu
- Pre-teen pregnancies revealed
- Discovery could save lives of nut allergy sufferers
July 17, 2009
- Recruitment firm aids NHS
- Third of drug addicts face wait of a year for treatment
- Swine flu: Scottish schools to reopen 'but English classes closed'
- Swine flu: Scottish schools to reopen 'but English classes closed'
July 16, 2009
- New nursing chief
- New nursing chief
- Liver disease cases drop
- Liver disease cases drop
- Thousands of swine flu deaths predicted in UK
- Thousands of swine flu deaths predicted in UK
- Medicine leaves 3 dead
- Medicine leaves 3 dead
- Cyclists bid to tackle cancer
- Cyclists bid to tackle cancer
- Course returns for city's Mini Music Makers
- Course returns for city's Mini Music Makers
- Documentary secures funds
- Documentary secures funds
- Majority back sunbed ban for under-18s
- Majority back sunbed ban for under-18s
- City 'doesn't have the bottle' to sort dispute
- City 'doesn't have the bottle' to sort dispute
- The health service is making significant progress to curb the spread of superbugs but, as Health Reporter Adam Morris finds, fears persist
- The health service is making significant progress to curb the spread of superbugs but, as Health Reporter Adam Morris finds, fears persist
- Nursing shortage hits Lothian with almost 400 jobs unfilled
- Nursing shortage hits Lothian with almost 400 jobs unfilled
- Health benefits of KGB data
- Angela's Ashes author has meningitis
- £100m campaign to target alcohol misuse in young
- American scientists close to cure for muscular dystrophy
- Mix-up causes spot of hover bother
- Hospital services axe threat lifted
- WHO: 'It's pointless to count every case in fastest-spreading pandemic'
- Swine flu death toll 'could hit 65,000'
- Tourist suffering from swine flu dies in Scotland
- Scotland asks for more swine flu cash from Westminster
July 15, 2009
- Research role for health chief
- 'Worrying gaps' in child protection service
- Laughing gas medic allowed to practise
- Long-term vision for NHS
- 130 pre-teens in hospital for alcohol-linked mental scars
- Headaches, heartburn and infection linked to weight of mothers-to-be
- 'Forgotten' older victims of HIV win £¾m boost from Lottery
- Brave Stephenie to front charity campaign after beating disease
- Top Scots fundraiser joins celebrities as charity ambassador
- Tourist suffering from swine flu dies in Scotland
- First swine flu vaccines 'will be available next month'
- Troubled war veterans leave UK 'sitting on a suicide timebomb'
- Twins are orphaned as oldest mother dies
- Cancer-stricken Hartson is critically ill
- Laughing gas medic allowed to practise
- 130 pre-teens in hospital for alcohol-linked mental scars
- Headaches, heartburn and infection linked to weight of mothers-to-be
- 'Forgotten' older victims of HIV win £¾m boost from Lottery
- First swine flu vaccines 'will be available next month'
- Troubled war veterans leave UK 'sitting on a suicide timebomb'
- Twins are orphaned as oldest mother dies
- Cancer-stricken Hartson is critically ill
July 14, 2009
- 12-year-old airlifted to hospital
- Surgery victim 'horrified' at failure to warn others
- Nearly 1 in 10 Scots admits driving after taking drugs
- Deprived young Scots face greater risk of heart disease
- Women urged to ditch the Pill and opt for longer-lasting contraceptives
- Parents urged to stay calm despite 'tragedy' of swine flu victim Chloe
- Swine flu alert hits tax office
- Martin Hannan: 'Wonder drug' drove me out of my mind
July 13, 2009
- Pesticide linked to Parkinson's disease
- Nurses boost lung care
- Nurses ward off problems
- Team benefits cancer victims
- Parking rules at Western General set for shake-up
- Welcome for GP hours extension
- Warning as survey shows retired people drink more
- Hawaii about that for some fundraising?
- New mothers put babies in danger by mistakes in bottle feeds
- Doctors put their pens down as prescriptions go electric
- Ian McKee: Pupils' alcohol complaints leave a nasty hangover selling minimum age changes
- How girls may 'learn' obesity from mothers, while boys copy fathers
- Designed to deliver a better experience for new mothers
- Care-giving must be part of prescription
- Girl aged six and doctor are latest to die in swine flu outbreaks
- No need for alarm over latest swine flu deaths - Sturgeon
- Scotland ahead of the UK with new electronic prescriptions service
July 12, 2009
- PM's adviser has swine flu
- Overweight children 'taking after parents'
- Scots to pioneer new prescriptions system
- Middle-aged men twice as likely to develop diabetes
- Eating 'brain food' fish may not benefit Alzheimer's patients
- Six-year-old and GP latest swine flu fatalities
- Everyone in the UK to be vaccinated against swine flu pandemic
July 11, 2009
- Exodus from bug-hit ship
- Be prepared for swine flu's return in more deadly form, says health chief
- End 'patchwork care'
- Secret wait for cancer patients
July 10, 2009
- Weighty issue for UK Asians
- NHS Lothian chiefs brief MSPs on rapid spread of swine flu
- On your bike, girls told
- Drink course for offenders
- Virus-hit cruise line repays fares
- Analysis: A safe and satisfactory procedure in vast majority of cases
- Parkinson's boost after team of dedicated specialists hired
- Patients dig for victory over mental health prejudices
- Now swine flu kills first 'fit and healthy' victim in Britain
July 9, 2009
- Booze advert ban urged
- Fresh theory on Alzheimer's
- Common cancers victim rate falls to 40-year low
- Scientists find secret of living six years longer – eat less
- Tighter regulations for drink adverts, say charity
- Council is fined £10,000 for exposing families to asbestos
- Fruit and veg could help to stem onset of Alzheimer's
- UK death toll linked to flu outbreaks jumps to 14
- Mutiny aboard the Marco Polo
- One in three breast cancers 'harmless
- Swine Flu claims 14 victims in the UK
July 8, 2009
- Discovery could treat coughs
- Number of reported flu sufferers in Scotland falls
- Dermatologists drop plans to offer public mole checks
- Discovery may help cure coughing misery
- Hospitals are winning war on C difficile after drop in infections
- Port issues legal threat over failure to report cruise bug
- Clean hands help NHS to beat deadly bugs
- Has Holy Grail of longer life been found?
July 7, 2009
- Breast is not best for most mothers
- Spinal service given backing
- Equality boost for NHS
- Bid to reduce bowel tolls
- Eyesight and teeth neglected
- Ash urges the public support for sale ban
- Alarm over miscarriage link to tests at small hospital units
- Campaigners target in-store tobacco goods
- 'Cholesterol control' genes hold key to heart risk factors
- Scottish MS sufferers to vote on independence from UK charity
- Cycling duo go to great lengths to support the mentally ill
- Work on teen cancer unit is set to begin within months
- Swine flu: Scots will be forced to wait 1½ years for full vaccination
- Vomiting virus ship calls off its cruise as toll hits 380
- Lab sperm 'could defeat infertility'
July 6, 2009
- Training for NHS staff
- Pioneering drug for diabetes launched
- More focus on eye care
- Cycling for a caring cause
- Shock report on poor tan salons
- Headaches are No 1 excuse for skipping work
- Concern over man missing from the ERI
- MS volunteer is named a Shining Star
- Summer sun makes many bigger boozers than in winter
- Bird blamed for hospital maggots
- Two more Lothian swine flu cases add to growing Scots tally
- Growing number of Lothians GPs offering out of hours care
- Health chiefs' bill for agency and bank nurses rises to £19m
- Passenger dies aboard 'virus' ship
- Swine flu kills two nine-year-old girls in Britain as global toll soars
July 5, 2009
- Go miles for organs
- Surgery axes walk-in
- NHS farewell to Caron
- Pat Murray
- Maggie's Centre is a Postcode Lottery winner
- Pioneering new eye treatment
- Birthday gift for care firm
- Mole gene ups cancer risk
- Vaccine firm wins lucrative jags contract
- Beware of hidden sun says skin cancer expert
- Patients group wants rethink on proposed NHS smoking ban
- Beware summer perils, fire service warns children
- Five cups of coffee a day may reverse Alzheimer's
- Two underage pregnancies a week as figures show welcome decline
- Norway air package is Lothians' first for 'health tourists'
- Catriona Hamilton: Organ donors provide the greatest gift of all
July 4, 2009
- Virus research centre to open in Glasgow
- Cost of methadone prescriptions up by 84 per cent in five years
- Compensation hopes of asbestos-linked cancer campaigners dashed by ruling
- Britons 'ignoring advice on swine flu'
July 3, 2009
- ME classes get funding boost
- New dentists a reason to smile
- Sugary sweets are off menu
- Tennis players given back injury warning
- Emergency asthma admissions hit three-year low
- Attacks force paramedics to blacklist 54 danger addresses
- 'Headscarf' request dentist can work on
- Maggots scare theatre reopens
- Chief doctor warns public not to buy Tamiflu on the internet
- Woman gives kidney to her sister after being drawn out of a hat
- Images of cancer cells in motion help in search for treatment
- Forty people a day could die from swine flu by next month
- Swine flu death total rises to four
July 2, 2009
- New role for Sheena
- Dip warning for farmers
- Children urged to drink more water
- Call for health chiefs to share sickness data
- Dementia risk 'higher for middle-aged living alone'
- NHS trust pays out £20,000
- Scots risking skin cancer by ignoring protection advice
- Doctors call for ban on drink ads to tackle alcohol abuse
- Boys 'should be vaccinated' in cervical cancer fight
- Losing a loved one in middle age can treble risk of developing dementia
- Maggots find forces Scots children's hospital to close operating theatres
- Swine flu to infect 100,000 a day by autumn
- Swine flu cases 'could top 100,000 a day'
July 1, 2009
- 20 catch the mumps
- Research reveals alarming habits of underage drinkers
- Patients get art in frame
- Gill takes on chief nurse job
- Plea to ban tobacco ads
- NHS chiefs shine light on dangers of sun exposure
- Mother to sue health trust for £100,000
- Pharmacists to offer advice on alcoholism and depression
- NHS cuts red tape to speed recruitment
- Blood test may predict outcome of IVF treatment
- Call to replace outdated maternity leave
- Soundwaves may ease the side-effects of treatment for prostate cancer
- Mother to sue board over cystic fibrosis test 'blunder'
- Doctors say threat of prosecution should stay over assisted suicides
