Archive for September, 2009
September 30, 2009
- Hospitals warned on oxygen procedures
- ME research on agenda
- Breathing easy
- NHS Lothians staff targeted in fraud sweep
- No butts for Lothian smokers
- Violent adults 'more likely to have had daily diet of sweets'
- Brave six-year-old inspires playwright
- Scientists reverse ageing by resetting 'biological clock'
- Let's dump NHS 24 and set up a proper emergency service
- Sue Gyford: Children need to discover that it's great outdoors
September 29, 2009
- Australia starts swine flu jabs
- Cervical cancer vaccine 'safe' despite girl death
- Survey results show a healthy improvement
- Smoking shelters put up at psychiatric hospital
- Disabled staff to be quizzed on equality
- Fertility clinics to be graded
- Number of Caesareans has trebled in 30 years
- Work begins on 60-room care home
- Hospitals fail to meet targets on stroke care
- Scottish prescription bill soars through £1bn mark
- New child play zone opened at St John's
- Over a third of Scottish boys are overweight
- Loneliness 'can cause cancer'
- Q and A: The risks, the uptake and the lives saved in fight to beat killer disease
- Baby boom where life really does begin at 40
- Cancer jab batch is withdrawn after death of girl, 14
- Number of Scottish binge drinkers still 'far too high'
- Number of Scottish binge drinkers still 'far too high'
- Number of Caesarean births treble since 1970s
September 28, 2009
- Python star's 'frozen feet'
- Urgent probe as teen dies after cancer jab
- Health chiefs in new vision
- Smoke efforts 'boost nation'
- Learn first aid to treat babies
- New CT scanner at city hospital
- Golfers go a fairway to helping Sick Kids by raising £3,000
- Shoppers get help to clean up their act
- St John's 'too busy' to be under threat
- Pupils run off with fitness prize
- Sixteen people a day given pills to fight booze addiction
- Home births are as safe as hospital
September 27, 2009
- Exercise 'a chore' for pupils
- School praised for physical education take-up
- Leukaemia trigger found
- Women are in the dark over breast cancer
- Fat chance of shedding the pounds if you're too happy
- Explosion of hard-sell 'nip and tuck' is attacked by top surgeon
- Scottish holidaymaker, 26, fights for life in Ibiza after catching swine flu
- Tiny Scots isle opens as world yoga centre
- Scandal of Parkinson's sufferers forced to foot bill for own care
September 26, 2009
- 'Tax on sick' nets £110m
- 'Before the treatment I would want to eat to the end of the plateful. Now I don't'
- 'Surgery' to fight the flab is all in the mind
- McDonald's spud has had its chips as quest begins for greener potato
September 25, 2009
- Oi, fatty! You need to lose some weight
- Victim's family demand answers
- Swine-flu vaccine move paves way for mass inoculations
- Response to epilepsy talks
- Jobs pilot gets to work
- Heroin can treat addicts says doctor
- Babysitter army to watch medics' children if swine flu outbreak hits
- Misdiagnosed swine flu victim was sent home with antibiotics
September 24, 2009
- Epilepsy link to anxiety
- MSP slams tobacco idea
- Capital life expectancy up by three years over past decade
- Fears top Lothian medics are spreading superbugs
- Poor sleep linked to onset of Alzheimer's disease
- Tobacco display ban moves a step closer with Holyrood vote
- Critically ill patient with swine flu sent to England
- Dying patient saved with his own stem cells and mechanical heart
- We're living longer – but poorest still die too early
- HIV vaccine cuts infection risk by a third
- Scottish swine flu patient sent to England for treatment
- Question of the week: Will banning the display of tobacco products have any effect on smoking in Scotland?
- Swine flu: Health chiefs want to blood test school children
September 23, 2009
- 'More salt' in dairy-free food
- Epileptic drugs fears
- New vaccine cuts Aids risk
- ERI 'won't be a comfortable place for patients this winter'
- New drug trial sees cancerous tumours shrink
- Popular pizzas red-rated for high levels of fat and salt
September 22, 2009
- Life sciences experts in talks
- Man has plastic fork piece removed from lung
- Politicians host coffee morning for Macmillan
- Six people a day treated for drug abuse
- Display ban 'will cut child smoker rates'
- Hospital undergoes surgery to make room for new beds
- Adam Morris: Increase in premature babies pushes NHS to breaking point
- Third of children exercise too little
- DVT sufferer's legs amputated after nurse missed vital jabs
- Epilepsy drugs 'increase risk of pregnancy complications'
- Warning to older divers as 75-year-old gets the bends
- Swine flu: hygiene is more effective than drugs
- MMR jabs 'not to blame for autism'
- IVF mother's anguish after wrong embryo implanted
- Sheila Duffy: Benefits of tobacco display ban will be seen among young
- £400,000 to help tackle drink-related violence
- Watch George – and earn a degree
September 21, 2009
- Tea boy MSP on duty at Western General
- E.coli in animal droppings found at outbreak farm
- Helen fits bill for diet group
- Rise in early births but also survival rates
- Family urge parents to be alert for meningitis
- Youth advice sought on drink
- 'Politicians have duty to teen health'
- Robison's plea over teenage pregnancies
- Women don't know how to cut cancer risk
- Mother tells of heart scare to increase awareness
- Smoking ban slashes heart attacks by up to a third across world
- Residential care for drug addicts at 'astonishing' all-time low
- Sunshine vitamin boosts survival rates for cancer sufferers
- One in 15 babies born prematurely
- New 'healthy' Scottish Cup (shame about the drinks sponsorship)
- School pupils appeal to MSPs over tuck shop sweets ban
September 20, 2009
- An alert about Africa
- Charity praises scheme to stub out smoking
- Firefighters wash cars..and a dog..for charity
- Party planning boosts charity
- NHS budget looking healthy
- Day service for OAPs to open all week
- Simulator to help overweight mothers give birth
- Appeal as 'obese' children go to care
- Hockney: I'm fuming over smoking ban
- E coli cases linked to petting farm rise to 64
- Toxin-free eye drop 'could be a sight saver'
- Genes breakthrough offers new hope in prostate cancer fight
- Bill Gates throws £6m lifeline to Scots team fighting rabies killer
- Dementia victims to double every 20 years
September 19, 2009
- Professor warns parents of under-fives after petting farm E coli outbreak
- Hospitals facing blood platelet crisis
September 18, 2009
- Criticism of ME care prompts Lothian review
- No butts as stress centre aims to help smokers
- Care homes faced closure over nutrition for residents
- Call for nannies to be fully registered
- UK healthcare facing 'timebomb'
- E coli 'link' shuts a fourth farm
- 'Doomsday bug' creeping closer
September 17, 2009
- Wake up and smell the coffee
- Expert talk for victims of ME
- Teen health on the agenda at WHO meeting
- Fairytale film to help cancer
- Schoolchildren encouraged to follow their dreams
- A close shave for great-gran in charity stunt
- Army of retired nurses ready for second wave of swine flu
- Adam Morris : NHS is Losing patience with hospital no-shows
- Record rise in male breast tissue ops
- Infant strokes missed by tests
- Budget plastic surgery can come at a cost says surgeon
- Smoking may cut life short by ten years
- Doctors call for crackdown on pro-anorexia websites
- Five more come down with E coli in farm outbreak
- Half of Scots care homes provide poor diet for OAPs
- Swine flu hits 900 people every day as cases double
- Scottish woman with swine flu dies
September 16, 2009
- Taskforce will tackle obesity
- Plea for better blind services
- Broadband is back on
- Mass swine flu coffins warning
- Shock as city alcohol deaths up to twice UK average
- Children hit by farm E coli outbreak rises to 14
- Scottish alcohol death toll up to six times UK average
- Scotland's alcohol problem: 'I drink to get out my face and fall asleep'
- Mass swine flu coffins warning
- Children hit by farm E coli outbreak rises to 14
- Scottish alcohol death toll up to six times UK average
- Scotland's alcohol problem: 'I drink to get out my face and fall asleep'
- Ex-nurses asked to register to help cope with potential swine flu surge
- Alcohol death rate in parts of Glasgow six times higher than average
- Health chief apologises over E.coli outbreak
September 15, 2009
- Charity seeking new volunteers
- Pox rates remain low
- Probe after police officer found hanged
- Cancer centre opens doors
- Another child ill from farm
- Have a laugh at evening in aid of Maggie's Centre
- Lung therapy helps swine flu victims, say researchers
- Nurse jailed after stealing from patient
- Celebrity doctor warns of illness linked to lifestyle
- Still time to sign up for cancer event
- Call for addicts to receive heroin
- 'Prozac Nation' claim not true, say experts
- Ice cream and chocolate tell the brain to keep eating
- Scotland's growing obesity scourge costs NHS millions
- Surf's up – 'and so is the sewage'
- Comic Doug Healy loses his battle against brain tumour
- Council cuts are forcing OAP to leave her home
September 14, 2009
- Councillor calls in on care home
- Vaccination warning
- UK Muslim pilgrims will require flu jab
- Big break in obesity study
- Melons can reduce stress
- Alcohol centre 'underused'
- Dying nurse 'wished well'
- Hikers pick up the pace for cancer charity
- McKee happy tobacco to be out of sight
- Fresh help for doctors to chart childhood asthma
- Mother's fury over E coli farm
- Cigarette firms attack 'unwanted' tobacco displays ban
- Lyndsay Moss: One giant step on the path to total fitness – but not sideways
- A good nurse makes little things count
- £20m revamp of hospice set to be given the go-ahead
- MSP's bill to give 'good death'
- Consent row as human cells used for hybrid embryo clones
- £13m injection for doctors in swine-flu vaccination drive
September 13, 2009
- Hungry to improve diet?
- Twelve children hit by E Coli outbreak
- £18m to be spent on tots' books
- Call to cap NHS damages pay
- See smokeless tobacco risks
- 'Urgent action needed' over dementia care
- Construction guru hired for new Sick Kids
- Mobile mortuaries to deal with swine flu pandemic
- Health watchdog defends decision to let E coli farm remain open
- 'I am heading for a crisis and so is the system. Patient numbers are growing'
- Cabbies on road to ruin with rise in stress levels
- 'End organ transplant death row'
September 12, 2009
- Youngsters hit by E coli
- Obama broadens healthcare campaign with warning of gaps in cover
- 'Why I tried to finish off my charmed life'
September 11, 2009
- Husband sheds half bodyweight to care for ill wife
- Stay-at-home mothers 'suffer more stress than City traders'
- SNP curb on drink prices is condemned in America
- Swine flu claims life of first 'healthy' victim
- Fife man with no underlying health problems dies of swine flu
September 10, 2009
- Frozen veg can be better than fresh
- City tops noise league
- Lothians hold off swine flu
- Suicide support training boost
- Fresh hope over halting cancer muscle loss
- Prostate cancer should not be a silent issue
- Fat Duck illness traced to shellfish
- Intensive care beds double in swine flu fight
- 'Sick Man of Europe' getting better as Scots death toll falls
September 9, 2009
- Britons insecure about first aid
- Frozen embryos get another five years
- Vitamin supplements 'a waste of money'
- Obama urges Congress to bring in healthcare reform
- Professor offers up recipes to beat cancer
- Patient infection rate in Scottish hospitals falls
- Virus outbreak on liner 'caused by sick woman sneaking out of cabin'
- Royal visit to Gordonstoun cancelled as school hit by swine flu
- Queen cancels visit to Scottish school over swine flu fears
- Hospital infections in decline due to safety programme - Sturgeon
September 8, 2009
- Flu jab for poultry staff
- Extra training bid to cut Scots suicides
- Sleeping alone is good for you
- Hospice study aims to improve care for youngsters
- Nurses group says patient Bill falls short
- Charity asks youngsters to light up smoking talks
- Women less likely to call 999 for heart attack signs
- Dull weather makes Scotland a black spot for vitamin D deficiency
- Cruise goes on despite vomiting bug
- Fury as doctors call for ban on booze ads and sponsors
- £500k plan set to give personal nurses to teen mums
- SNP claims EU accepts minimum alcohol price
- Darling paves way for health service cuts
September 7, 2009
- Boyack steps up for cancer walk
- Colds link to Alzheimer's
- China set to roll out swine flu vaccination
- Cancer blitz brewing
- Study suggests infections can worsen Alzheimer's
- Couple blame forceps birth for baby's death
- Politics not so different from medicine – but with more support
- Raspberry leaf tea and curries 'don't bring on labour'
- Simply the vest … how men can win battle of the bulge
- Virus could cause prostate cancer, says new research
September 6, 2009
- Shopfitters plan PJ party in aid of cancer unit
- Blind man to tackle triathlon for charity
- New discovery in fight against diabetes
- Use it or lose it – training the brain is put to test
- Battle lines redrawn: war games 'boost intelligence'
- Obama faces crucial TV test of health plan
- Alzheimer's breakthrough could cut cases by a fifth, say gene scientists
September 5, 2009
September 4, 2009
- Pacemaker dog appeal is halfway there
- Complaints flood in to distributor as diet pills face probe
- Government blasted over 'too narrow' C diff probe
- BMA warns frontline staff must not be cut
- C diff death inquiry can refer to other cases
September 3, 2009
- Tesco blasted over scans
- Warning over rise in brain 'MoT' checks
- Tributes paid to former Western Isles GP
- One dose of vaccine may be enough to fight off swine flu
- Emergency centre tells patients to wait in car
- Ex-nurse's £500,000 bequest for hospice
- 'Health MOT brain scans could do more harm than good'
- The thigh's the limit …
- Experts revise down number of Scots who could die from swine flu
- Scottish swine flu deaths 'fewer than predicted'
September 2, 2009
- Injectable 'biogel' could help patients with traumatic brain injuries
- Heavyweight bus drivers will get help to slim down
- Students get more time on wards
- Stem-cell drug could give lifeline to leukaemia sufferers
- Huge stroke miraculously restores grandfather's failing sight
- Number of children needing anti-obesity drugs rockets
- Spina bifida group urges all women to take folic acid
- One in 15 deaths in surgery is linked to patients' drinking
- MSP has swine flu
- Scottish men 'buy larger condoms'
- Rise in spina bifida cases sparks call for all fertile women to take folic acid
September 1, 2009
- Mum gears up for charity
- No money to fund St John's transfer plan
- Bob hops to raise cash for cancer charity
- Pharmacy check-up is Scottish first
- Warning to parents as survey finds junk-packed lunchboxes
- Baby Oliver is symbol of hope for thousands of IVF couples
- Bone marrow transplant findings to cut chemotherapy for youngsters
- UK teenagers 'most likely in the world to get drunk' says report
