Archive for August, 2009
August 31, 2009
- Top US burns expert visits Lothian hospital
- Neck alarms will give pensioners peace of mind in case of a fall
- Jane McCready: Quality of patient care is top priority for NHS
- Puffed with pride over cigarette-free month
- Campaign urges young to take care with drink
- 'Addiction gene' puts white women at high risk of drink or drug abuse
- New leader of Scots doctors' union has a hard act to follow
- Well-being: Germ of an idea
- It's healthcare, Jim, but not as we know it
- Obese children as young as 12 show signs of heart disease
- If you go down to the pub today …
- How to avoid breast cancer – the most definitive survival guide yet
August 30, 2009
- The doctor will see you now
- Information fair date
- Pupils to gain from grants
- Former addicts recruited to offer support
- Mental health drive to help gay people
- Chiefs say registration 'will be healthy' for GPs
- Injured soldiers' centre takes next step
- Number of fires down but chance of injuries increases
- Junior doctors on maternity leave hit children's services
- Experts have the measure of zinc
- Heart attack study warns against aspirin
- Hospital set to screen all patients for MRSA in new initiative
- New drug to prevent strokes could replace rat poison
- Surgeons leave 300 instruments in the bodies of patients
August 29, 2009
- Apology to dead man
- 'Sick man' tag stays as diabetes rate soars
- GBL ban threatens to overwhelm drug detox services in the NHS
August 28, 2009
- More Scots children on dentists' books
- Top policewoman' s fears over assisted suicide law
- Most under-age drink sale cases fizzle out
- Pedal power raises £9k for war heroes
- Man who poisoned his wife avoids jail
August 27, 2009
- Award for ERI consultant
- Tories split over GP charge
- Patients get their own travel plans
- Over-55s not too old to be organ donors
- Failing nurses face discipline
- Care home up for award for OAP activities
- Psoriasis group to focus on sufferers' needs
- Call rate high for helpdesk
- Cash fattens up diet team
- Shipman case lessons learned
- Pay £10 to see a GP, says Tory
- Survival of the fittest in city challenge
- Dentists prove more popular with children
- Weight-loss surgery banishes symptoms of diabetes
- Spartans net £900k for new sport project
- 'No-one to blame' for E coli outbreak that killed grandmother
- Woman who killed her mother is diagnosed with Asperger's
- Baby boom pushes population to 61m high
- Swine flu claims 66th UK victim after death in Scotland
- No need to panic over swine flu death, say health chiefs
- No 'same again'. . it's water for you!
August 26, 2009
- Flu protection for pigs
- OAPs to live at home longer
- NHS says Sick Kids 'integral'
- Susie's game for Fourth Plinth session
- Rayner blames 'bad' nurses for patient cruelty
- Rural GP named as new doctors' leader
- Gene breakthrough could banish inherited diseases
- NHS 24 calls up 60% in first wave of swine flu epidemic
- First swine flu death in Edinburgh
August 25, 2009
- Support site for veterans
- Less self-screening in poor areas
- Burnt living room sparks safety visits
- Camera links deaf people to health help
- Rise in women seeking screening after Jade Goody's death
- Scotland's hospitals missing target of reducing bed-blocking to zero
- Breast cancer drug raises risk of killer secondary tumour
- NHS waiting times are healthy, but lag behind England
- Kidney cancer patients denied new drugs
- Smoking costs UK £13m every day
- Smear testing rates remain low despite 'Jade effect'
- We'll be taking steps to say thank-you to centre
- Jade Goody's death makes more Scots women test for cancer
- Scottish hospitals still beset by bed-blocking problems
August 24, 2009
- Boxing legend Ali visits UK
- 'Asthma risk' in abdominal fat
- Sanjeev is game to help out young carers
- Patch 'heals' broken heart
- Urgent swine flu study held at university
- Muscle disease sufferers 'let down by NHS'
- Slimming diet could raise risk of heart attack
- Lennox's anti-Aids bid gets welcome
- Cancer to cost the world £185.8 billion this year
- Stem cells discovery offers hope to the blind
- Stem cells offers hope in battle against motor neurone disease
- 'DIY repair' protein may be key to MS cure, say scientists
- Unlocking the mysteries of mental illness
- Headache for football team as four players get swine flu
- Susan Blakeney: Children need sunglasses as much as sunscreen
- Sunscreen may stop skin cancer … but could cause Alzheimer's
- Woman, 59, is sixth Scottish victim to die of swine flu
August 23, 2009
- Tories face healthcare row
- Radiotherapy bends hope
- Vote for your health heroes
- Charity seeks 'fast women' to make wheels of fortune turn
- Oxygen therapy gets thumbs-up
- MPs' poll shows Tory backing for tax relief on health insurance
- 'Fat blind' Brits told they are putting on a pound every year
- Adam Morris: Diagnosis is bleak for junior medics
- Cold comfort for parents as child diabetes 'more likely over winter'
- Swine flu sufferer dies
August 22, 2009
- 'My gifted son died horrifically from GBL. You must be aware of its dangers'
- 'My gifted son died horrifically from GBL. You must be aware of its dangers'
- Hospice prepares for fun run
- AGM held for childcare body
- Lothians flu cases on rise
- New system set to detect 'silent killer'
- Life-saving war surgeon shortlisted for award
- Lockerbie judge to head inquiry into deadly hospital bug
- Don't prescribe all swine flu victims Tamiflu, says WHO
August 21, 2009
August 20, 2009
- Inquiry ordered over unqualified doctors
- Care system on track
- Screening bid to cut 'silent killer'
- Scientists to run speed test
- Social work assessment waits slashed
- NHS awards are set to stay
- New 'kidney belts' tested
- Study finds genetic link to lung cancer in smokers
- Boy, 6, with mystery illness gives aunt's £600 birthday cash to Sick Kids fund
- NHS dentists on £300,000 a year
- UK swine flu death toll hits 59, but fewer go to doctor with symptoms of virus
August 19, 2009
- Mass recall after cervical smear fault
- Exam blunder hits doctors
- Diseases from overseas rife
- Fitness boost for patients
- Forum to put mental health in the spotlight
- Climate change officials cool on air-con turn-off
- Elderly welcome new scheme to encourage independence
- Sign up and sing along at Capital concert for HIV charity
- Cancer risk warning over candles made from paraffin wax
- Prickly skin patch could spell the end for jabs, say researchers
- Booze culture blamed as liver cancer trebles in 30 years
- 'Dad's Army' of retired police officers could cover for swine flu victims
- Cameron says Tories are guardians of NHS despite his minister's links to private care
August 18, 2009
- Health fears raised over religious fast
- NHS workers lead way in sick day league table
- 'Ill' medic struck off for £4,000 scam
- Stress soars in UK workforce
- Nurse charged over hospital drugs theft
- Popcorn helps fight off cancer
- Rare skin-rejection disorder leaves Kacey, 8, blind
- MSP hails quicker treatment for Scottish cancer patients
- Simple test good news for women with painful condition
- Relaxation technique 'felt dirty'
- Diabetes drug taken by tens of thousands 'is linked to heart failure'
- Heart rate monitors 'can put unborn babies at risk'
- 18-year-old's bike ride across Canada raises £1,300 for charity
- Lennox takes on Pope in Aids fight
- Pupils confined to school at lunchtime in junk food ban
- 96% of cancer patients get prompt treatment 'but more needs done'
- Scotland's cancer treatment times improving
August 17, 2009
- Tories attacked over NHS
- NHS hit with £800k taxi bill
- Adventurous approach to therapy in city
- Suicide rate up in Lothians
- Mental health spending falls
- Swine flu blow to nurses' AGM
- Bid to drive on animal vaccines
- Anti-smoking group lights up new store advertising laws
- Public get a look at future health centre
- Heart transplant girl feeling 'brilliant'
- Scottish doctors lead the way on anaesthetics
- Cheap blood pressure drug could fight MS
- Glue from sea worms may help surgeons mend bones
- Every child should wear sunglasses to avoid eye damage, insist opticians
- Schools set for shutdown over swine flu
- Mobile dentist rolled out for primary pupils
- NHS board loses £60,000 a month as parking fees lifted
August 16, 2009
- Disability group in prison plea
- Competition is boost for deaf
- Measles vaccine to be tested in India
- Warning over packed lunch bowel cancer risk
- Health workers happy on job
- NHS dumps smoker draw
- Lothian rail link on track
- Lothian arts festival set to focus on mental health
- Genes affect hepatitis drugs' potency
- Nurse in call for healthcare volunteers
- Six nurses are suspended as drugs vanish
- One in seven unaware of signs of cancer
- Minimum price setting for alcohol wins more support
- Transplant drug offers new hope to sufferers of Parkinson's
- Breakthrough as cancer genes found
- Tumour op gives Owen chance of normal life
- Return-to-school flu surge 'likely'
- Do not feed your children ham sandwiches, warn cancer experts
- Senior Tory is forced to distance himself from anti-NHS remarks
August 14, 2009
- Swine flu lessons for schools
- 'Eight 12-year-olds have had abortions in eight years'
- Another Tory breaks ranks on NHS
- NHS debate: Cameron dismisses Tory MEP's views as 'eccentric'
- 95 abortions carried out on girls aged 14 or under
August 13, 2009
- Fury at Tory MEP's NHS slur
- NHS serves up barbecue tips
- Swine flu cases in Lothians drop as vaccine nears
- Campaigners seek review into St John's
- Cancer survivors offer support
- Deal struck for new sex clinic
- Fitness drive targets healthy Hearts (Hibbies welcome too)
- Magician Paul never misses a trick with Fringe holiday
- New superbug found in UK
- Boy's brave battle with bone disorder
- Fruit, vegetables and grain cut risk of kidney stones
- Dance judge joins Olympic fitness drive
- Scientists find drug to kill cancer 'mother' stem cells
- Cannabis is good for you (if you're a pensioner)
- New contraceptive pills carry twice risk of blood clots
- Revealed: Who will be first in queue for swine flu jabs in October
- Brown backs NHS in US health care debate
- Pregnant swine flu patient returns to Scotland from Sweden
- Cannabis 'may' guard against osteoporosis
August 12, 2009
- Traffic changes for Western
- Currie spices up funds drive
- Hospitals in diet plan
- Fingers burnt by barbecues
- Healthcare boost for Malawi
- Charity wants action over poverty-stroke link
- Drug deaths rise to one every four days within the Lothians
- New Legionnaires' cases investigated
- Swine flu: Refugee doctors to be drafted in
- Festival-goers rally behind jailed doctor
- Older generation blamed as drug deaths soar
August 11, 2009
- City scientists in flu vaccine breakthrough
- Tamiflu nearly killed my daughter, says TV presenter
- New case of sickness bug on ship hit by outbreak
- Exercise and healthy diet 'cut Alzheimer's risk by 60%'
- Alarm grows over Tamiflu for children
August 10, 2009
- Alcohol intake linked to big rise in oral cancers
- Corrections and clarifications
- Taking to the streets to raise Meningitis cash
- Health fears after series of duck deaths
- Alien design something to phone home about
- Paramedics on bicycles will be a life-saving Fringe first
- Police name man killed in car crash
- Ex-terror suspect working in A&E
- Alcohol blamed as mouth cancer soars in fortysomethings
- Mediation can be the path to satisfaction in negligence claims
- How tragedies can be turned into fresh hope
- 'Don't give your children Tamiflu'
- Swine flu drug 'harmful to children' - report
August 9, 2009
- Silent way to help hospital
- A hearty way to help patients
- Symmetrical faces linked to brain power
- Friends of Sick Kids provide a new place for playing
- Chris Leitch: Swine flu issues for employers and workers
- Cancer test developer wins US award
- Face it: you'll stay in better shape with regular features
- Steroid injections cut by clinic
- Meet the miracle boy who had a one-in-ten chance of surviving rare illness – and won
August 8, 2009
August 7, 2009
- Praise for blind support centre
- Probe as two-year-old dies after swine flu diagnosis
- Sick Kids puts meal for four on the table
- ERI worst in Scotland for killer superbugs as C.diff deaths rise
- Ireland reports first swine flu death
- Pregnant Briton home from Laos prison
- Scots women waiting longer to give birth
- Monkhouse lives on in his tweets for cancer charity
- Scotland's high rate of suicides set to get worse – researchers
- Fight against the 'big three' killers is on track, says minister
- C diff bug kills five patients every week
August 6, 2009
- Garden party grows interest
- New hope for stroke victims
- Flu advice for travellers
- Tributes paid to director John Hughes
- Aid care with new ideas
- New nursing chief aims to meet the staff
- Top nursing position for Scott
- Swine flu on the way out
- Holiday boost given to carers
- Fears raised as Lothians cases of malnutrition continue to rise
- Mouthpiece: Fertility treatment doesn't guarantee success
- Teenagers get death warning
- Doctors report surge in fraudulent injury claims
- GP wanted
- Heart attack twice as likely for angina men as women
- 40 people dead from swine flu but number of cases begins to fall
- Scotland's swine flu total falls
August 5, 2009
- Teacher forces pupil to smoke
- Newby handed key NHS post
- Capital hospital unveils fete plan
- How to shed 11st: don't eat anything
- Chip shop E coli girl, aged 3, on the mend
- Parkinson's research work receives big cash boost
- Concern over HIV case rise
- Second chance for drunk nurse
- Dr John Garner: Indulgence is fine, just don't let it become a habit
- Lothian tops for botched ops
- 12 care home staff working without checks, report finds
- Million Scots in danger from booze
- Swine flu jabs put back to autumn
- NHS takes on more staff as junior doctor weekly hours are slashed
- Surgeons admit botching three operations a day in Scots hospitals
August 4, 2009
- ASA raps Aptamil for milk commercial
- Hoy launches Get Active scheme
- Soft drinks company accused of falsehood
- Search on for test to predict child strokes
- Hip patients in survival boost
- Charity raises £800 in fight for survival
- Inquiry into C diff should cover country
- £1m 'telecare' aid to free up hospital beds
- Health chiefs refuse to rush hospital plans
- 18.2% beer row leaves bitter taste
- Cost of tackling alcoholism in Lothian trebles to £3 million
- Scottish GP suspended for drugs misconduct in Falkirk
- Home monitoring of patients will cut the costs of hospital care
- Fears over ban on tobacco displays
- Swine flu sign language for babies
- Hospital hired doctor accused of sex offences against nursing staff
- C Diff superbug probe should cover all Scottish hospitals
August 3, 2009
- Two seriously ill in E coli outbreak
- Fertility fears for childless women
- Lothian top for patient survival
- City's surgical know-how boosts India
- Breast cancer checks rise but Lothians lag behind
- Holiday swine flu victim on life support
- Only 3% know their weight is linked to cancer risk
- Hypnotist to drill patients in how to beat fear of dentists
- Chinese town in quarantine after plague outbreak claims two lives
- Death of dentures as patients grow own teeth
- Interview: Gordon Lowe - Blood clots – the 150-year battle to save lives
August 2, 2009
- Breakthrough hailed on psoriasis
- Join in at work to raise funds for the Violet Trust
- Older cancer patients 'bias'
- Your health!
- Birthday bash raises £5,000 for MS charity
- Scientists discover how to knit severed spinal cords back together
- Margo MacDonald tells of her delight over assisted suicide ruling
- 10,000 new depression cases in Lothians blamed on crunch
- Concerts for deaf people who have received cutting-edge implant
- Sex without a condom is good for you, says professor
- Rogue DNA is linked to ovarian cancer
