Tag: health
WHO set up medical aid base in Ukraine
By Russell Bruce
The World Health Organization (WHO) set up a facility near Lviv, Ukraine, at the beginning of...
Calls for Scottish Labour to rein in local councillors over Cosla...
By G.A.Ponsonby The Scottish Labour party is facing calls to rein in local party councillors after newspaper reports suggested they were planning to...
Prospects of healthier old age worsening for Scots
By Bob Duncan Pensioners in the UK are living longer, healthier lives, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics...
Cooling towers likely source as Legionnaires’ cases increase
By a Newsnet reporter The likely source of the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has hit an area of Edinburgh is thought to be...
At least six confirmed with Legionnaires’ disease in Edinburgh outbreak
By Bob Duncan The number of Edinburgh residents confirmed as suffering from the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease, has risen to six following an outbreak...
Prescription charges abolished by SNP
Prescriptions in Scotland will be free from 1st April after the Scottish Parliament backed SNP proposals to abolish charges completely.Charges paid by patients for...
The forgotten victims of drinking culture
Editorial Thalidomide, radiation, mercury and rubella are all recognized as harmful for unborn babies. Alcohol is in the same group. It is a...
Dental health of children best ever
Children's dental health in Scotland has broken the records as a report, published today, confirms that 64 per cent of P1s have no sign...
Health: Study into ‘Glasgow Effect’ points to socio-economic factors
GENERAL...A study into the poor health in areas of Glasgow shows differing socio-economic circumstances to be the main cause of the majority of health conditions suffered by...
Nicola Sturgeon thanks NHS Staff as Cancer Targets Exceeded
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has today thanked Scotland's NHS staff following the publication of cancer waiting times figures by ISD Scotland. Published today, the...