MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Scotsman.com News - Health' source. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:51:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302415&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FShop-scheme-is-a-real.6851061.jp A NEW scheme will see lifesaving devices installed in 40 stores across Scotland. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302415 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302414&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDaily-dose-of-folic-acid.6851083.jp FOLIC acid, known as folate in its natural form, works with vitamin B12 to form healthy red blood cells and helps reduce the risk of central nervous system defects. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302414 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302413&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScottish-patients-denied-access-to.6851074.jp HEALTH campaigners have attacked the decision to deny patients in Scotland access to another cancer drug on the NHS. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302413 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302412&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FColin-Cable-Caution-required-to.6851084.jp TAKING any medicine carries a risk, and this extends to dietary supplements. It's always best to talk to a pharmacist or GP before you start taking them. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302412 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302411&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPlan-to-cut-hospital-visits.6851091.jp SCOTLAND'S patients watchdog has condemned plans to cut visiting times at hospitals across the North-east of Scotland in a bid to prevent the spread of infection. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302411 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302410&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FProfessor-Ken-Mason-39This-could.6851056.jp WHETHER it is a case of paying for funeral expenses or buying an organ, the essential point is that it is a way around the antipathy to selling organs in one way or another. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302410 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302409&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FWinter-blamed-as-ambulance-service.6851072.jp A TARGET to reach life- threatening calls to the ambulance service within eight minutes was missed last year as staff battled the severe winter weather and rising demand. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302409 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302408&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FOlder-women-who-take-vitamins.6851085.jp OLDER women are increasing the risk of death by taking certain dietary supplements, a new study has revealed. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302408 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302407&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FOrgan-donors-39should-get-funerals.6851055.jp A LEADING medical ethics body wants the NHS to pay for the funerals of organ donors in an effort to help tackle the shortage of donations in the UK. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302407 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5302407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5301970&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCancer-care-info-night-.6850752.jp RESIDENTS in North Berwick are being invited to an information evening this week. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5301970 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5301970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5301969&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHealth-board-zeroing-in-on.6850735.jp THE target of seeing 98 per cent of accident and emergency patients within four hours has been hit for the first time in more than a year in Edinburgh. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5301969 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5301969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5301968&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FVeterans-told-it39s-good-to.6850740.jp CHARITY Combat Stress will mark World Mental Health Day today with the launch of its campaign in Edinburgh to battle the stigma of psychological disorders that prevent many ve (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5301968 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5301968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5301967&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNHS-chiefs-deliberate-over-webcasting.6850715.jp HEALTH chiefs could broadcast their board meetings on YouTube in an attempt to boost interest in NHS Lothian's work. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5301967 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5301967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5301966&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FStabbings-hit-new-high.6850736.jp THE number of people seriously injured after being stabbed has hit a new high in the Lothians, amid warnings the trend will only get worse. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5301966 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5301966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5300882&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FJenny-Stewart-We-can39t-afford.6850613.jp PEOPLE living longer and healthier lives is a huge achievement, but the health and social care services, on which we all rely, will come under intense pressure. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5300882 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5300882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5296474&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCrossBorder-differences.6850155.jp MORE than 100 Scots have been denied cancer drugs that are available to patients in England, leading to concerns about a cross-Border divide in access to therapy. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5296474 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5296474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5296473&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCancer-patient39s-anger-as-drug.6850156.jp A TERMINALLY ill cancer patient has been denied a drug which could prolong his life and allow him more time with his young children. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5296473 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5296473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294963&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNHS-Lothian-on-target.6849929.jp NHS Lothian is on course to hit its £50 million saving target, despite a series of new financial challenges. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294963 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294962&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDiabetic-care-39can-still-be.6849943.jp CARE of diabetes patients can still improve despite recent progress, health chiefs have said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294962 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294961&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FChicken-beds-cause-fowl-smell.6849946.jp IT was a fowl smell that had bewildered city residents for days. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294961 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294961 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294960&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FOne-in-12-at-council.6849925.jp THERE have been calls for a probe into new figures that revealed more than eight per cent of council staff have taken time off because of stress over the last two years. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294960 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294388&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAudrey-Birt-Early-detection-is.6849847.jp Thanks to better diagnosis, treatment and screening, more women are surviving breast cancer than ever before. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294388 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294260&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F39Good39-cholesterol-reduces-heart-attack.6849805.jp INCREASING "good" cholesterol levels reduces the risk of people with diabetes suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294260 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294259&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLegionnaires39-health-scare-for-Corfu.6849802.jp The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has launched an investigation into a cluster of cases of Legionnaires' disease in tourists and visitors who have been to Corfu. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294259 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294258&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAutistic-scientist-to-pioneer-new.6849804.jp A SCOTTISH scientist who is also autistic will collaborate with academics at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston on groundbreaking wo (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294258 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294061&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FInfection-fight.6849782.jp A CONSORTIUM of scientists at Aberdeen University have joined forces on research into a new topical treatment for "superbug" MRSA as well as other hard-to-treat bacter (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294061 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294060&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCompetitive-athletes-tap-into-extra.6849776.jp AN ATHLETE'S ability to push themselves to the limit is created by the brain's need to win, says a new scientific survey. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294060 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294059&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FExpect-the-unexpected-visit-hygiene.6849783.jp SCOTTISH hospitals must be prepared to be inspected at any time in efforts to improve cleanliness and tackle infections, the head of the inspection watchdog has said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294059 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294058&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScandal-of-98-states-with.6849785.jp ALMOST half the countries in the world have no provision for palliative care, new research has shown. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294058 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5294057&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F39I-studied-near-Chernobyl-25.6849801.jp CATRIONA Munro was studying in Minsk when the Chernobyl nuclear plant was hit by a series of explosions in 1986. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5294057 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5294057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293159&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMedic-chalks-up-appeal.6849313.jp A PODIATRIST is seeking some unusual donations ahead of a mission to Africa. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293159 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293158&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDelayed-health-centre-to-open.6849323.jp A NEW health centre which has suffered years of delay is on schedule to open by the spring, health chiefs have insisted. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293158 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293157&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLocal-news-Hearts-star-is.6849312.jp HEARTS winger and asthma sufferer Andrew Driver has given his backing to the flu vaccination campaign. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293157 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293156&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FGraduate39s-phone-app-on-call.6849343.jp HAVING a premature baby recovering in a neonatal unit is a distressing and worrying time for any new parent. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293156 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293155&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FGPs-slam-move-to-axe.6849339.jp MANAGERS at a city medical centre have criticised NHS Lothian after it decided to axe both its staff and patient car parks. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293155 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5293012&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FVictim-stamped-on-after-smiling.6849301.jp A MAN repeatedly stamped on a fellow patient's head during a brutal attack at the city's main psychiatric hospital - for smiling at him, a court heard. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5293012 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5293012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5287292&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMemory-tool-for-sufferers.6848677.jp PATIENTS in the early stages of dementia are to be helped thanks to a memory skills project launched in the city. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5287292 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5287292 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285527&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLowerpaid-39more-fatalistic39-about-cancer.6848490.jp WORKERS in lower-paid jobs are pessimistic about the benefits of diagnosing cancer early and more scared than well-off people to consult a doctor when they experience worryin (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285527 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285527 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285049&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPlea-to-women-as-HIV.6848471.jp Police have urged women who slept with an HIV carrier to come forward, after he was jailed for recklessly passing on the virus to an unsuspecting lover. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285049 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285048&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCoop-offers-free-flu-jabs.6848451.jp The Co-operative Group is launching Europe's biggest private flu vaccination programme. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285048 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285047&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FC-diff-rises-but-levels.6848478.jp CASES of Clostridium difficile in Scottish hospitals have risen, but remain at historically low levels, figures show. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285047 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285046&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FTreatment-hope-after-cloning-breakthrough.6848458.jp Scientists have made a key step forward in being able to produce stem cells from a cloned human embryo to help in research and the creation of new personalised treatments for (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285046 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285045&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSupermarket-tax-branded-thin-end.6848477.jp A CONTROVERSIAL £110million health levy on supermarkets and other big retailers has "opened the door" to further tax hikes on smaller firms, business leaders have warn (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285045 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5285044&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FTrading-places-Comparing-the-slums.6848305.jp What would a Kenyan journalist whose job brings him into contact with violent gangs in the slums of Nairobi think of Glasgow's areas of deprivation? (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5285044 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5285044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5284056&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHealth-centre-work-to-start.6848013.jp WORK is to begin on the business case for a new health centre in the Capital, after it won formal approval from NHS Lothian. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5284056 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5284056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5284055&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCentre-calls-for-support-to.6848020.jp ST MARTIN'S Community Resource Centre in Ardmillan Terrace is appealing for supporters to vote for it in a competition to win a £6000 grant. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5284055 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5284055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5284054&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPupil-stirs-things-up-for.6848038.jp A PUPIL who helped care for his dying granddad has raised more than £11,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5284054 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5284054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5284053&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBirth-unit-first-as-baby.6848037.jp THE city's new birthing unit has seen the arrival of its first baby. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5284053 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5284053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5283980&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHealth-chiefs-blast-children39s-ward.6848040.jp HEALTH chiefs have reacted furiously to a campaign group's suggestion that a major children's ward is to close. The Stop the Downgrade organisation, which lobbies for (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5283980 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5283980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5282857&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FProsthetics-appeal-to-help-breast.6847908.jp A SCOTTISH charity caring for cancer patients in Moldova has made a plea to health boards for donations of prosthetics to help women who have suffered from breast cancer. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5282857 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5282857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5282743&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FStudy-points-way-to-pill.6847894.jp SCIENTISTS believe they could create a "vitamin" pill that prevents or even reverses diabetes. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5282743 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5282743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5282742&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FStress-takes-its-toll-on.6847895.jp STRESS has become the main reason for long-term work absences in the UK. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5282742 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5282742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5281770&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FFemale-GPs-in-flexibility-call.6847404.jp THE NHS should develop more flexible working patterns in response to the increasing number of female doctors. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5281770 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5281770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5281769&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FFamilies-can-gobble-up-health.6847443.jp A HEALTHY eating campaign to encourage better diets in families has now helped more than 50 children in the Capital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5281769 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5281769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5281768&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FERI-to-clean-up-its.6847413.jp THE biggest hospital in Edinburgh will turn things around after a damning inspection report, city politicians have vowed. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5281768 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5281768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5281621&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F39At-risk39-groups-warned-as.6847452.jp Barely half the people in "at risk" groups signed up for the flu jab in the Lothians last year. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5281621 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5281621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275779&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPregnant-women-and-those-39at.6847041.jp PREGNANT women were today urged to protect themselves from seasonal flu by getting the vaccine as early as possible. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275779 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:03:00 +0100 5275779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275518&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHealthcare-rights-in-spotlight.6846824.jp EDINBURGH Southern SNP MSP Jim Eadie was today hosting a seminar at the Scottish Parliament on human rights in healthcare. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275518 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275517&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCampaign-targets-lung-disease.6846838.jp A CAMPAIGN has been launched to help find people with undiagnosed lung disease in West Lothian. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275517 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275516&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBirth-pools-and-private-rooms.6846840.jp A NEW £2.8 million birth centre offering each mother a private birthing pool opens today at the Royal Infirmary. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275516 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275515&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCallum-six-wins-prize-for.6846833.jp A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy honoured for helping to care for his seriously ill mother is to have an award named after him. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275515 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275514&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FThe-health-service39s-heroes-honoured.6846832.jp THE heroes of the NHS in the Lothians have been recognised at a special awards ceremony. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275514 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5275513&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAmbulance-bosses-vow-to-cut.6846816.jp THE Scottish Ambulance Service has pledged to slash its spiralling overtime bill by more than £3 million next year. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5275513 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5275513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5274949&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPill-a-day-keeps-grey.6846653.jp STAYING young and beautiful could soon become a bit easier, at least when it comes to avoiding the appearance of those troublesome grey hairs. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5274949 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5274949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5273089&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBreast-cancer-fears.6846629.jp HALF of women are scared of breast cancer - yet one in five cannot identify any signs or symptoms, research shows. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5273089 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5273089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5273088&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FWeight-gain-39explains-diabetes-in.6846614.jp MEN have to gain less weight than women to develop type 2 diabetes, new research shows. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5273088 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5273088 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5273087&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScottish-men-have-the-least.6846627.jp HALF of Scottish men say they are dissatisfied with their sex lives, but they are more uncomfortable than men from other parts of the UK about talking to their GP about sexual (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5273087 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5273087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5273086&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FFamilies-at-risk-as-women.6846645.jp A CHRONIC lack of awareness of the symptoms of postnatal depression is leading to thousands of women suffering in silence, campaigners have warned. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5273086 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5273086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5273085&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FOnceaday-fruit-protein-could-keep.6846653.jp STAYING young and beautiful could soon become a bit easier, at least when it comes to avoiding the appearance of those troublesome grey hairs. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5273085 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5273085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5270735&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FConcerns-raised-as-older-women.6846174.jp DOCTORS in Scotland are less likely to refer older women with suspected breast cancer for further tests than younger patients, despite the fact that women over 70 make up a th (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5270735 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5270735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5269274&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScientists-develop-Lassa-fever-drug.6845666.jp Researchers have developed a new drug which could reduce the spread of deadly diseases such as Lassa fever. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5269274 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5269274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5269273&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSupport-for-kidney-cancer-patients.6845648.jp THE James Whale Fund for Kidney Cancer is set to host Scotland's first Kidney Cancer Patient Day in Cumbernauld. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5269273 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5269273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5269272&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FGrape-news-red-wine-may.6845770.jp AN INGREDIENT found in red wine can stop breast cancer cells growing and may combat resistant forms of the disease, research suggests. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5269272 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5269272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5269271&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMental-health-problems-rise-for.6845681.jp RISING levels of debt and fewer job opportunities are fuelling a rise in mental health problems among students, it has been warned. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5269271 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5269271 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5268712&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FVomiting-bug-found-at-hotel.6845330.jp GUESTS at a city hotel were asked to stay in their rooms following a suspected outbreak of vomiting bug norovirus. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5268712 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5268712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265875&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHow-early-bird-can-beat.6845127.jp Sending children to bed early may help to keep them slim, research has suggested. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265875 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265874&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBig-increase-in-centenarians-.6845143.jp THE number of centenarians in Scotland has increased by 44 per cent in only eight years. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265874 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265873&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHolidaymakers-warned-over-deadly-jellyfish.6845136.jp British holidaymakers heading for their favourite sun spots on the Mediterranean have been warned they are facing an explosion in the numbers of potentially deadly jellyfish. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265873 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265872&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FWarning-on-rugby-injuries.6845142.jp PARENTS and sports coaches should be aware of the risks of injury in schoolchildren playing rugby, researchers warn. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265872 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265871&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBetablockers-as-drug-for-breast.6845146.jp Scientists in the UK are investigating whether beta-blockers could hold the key to preventing the spread of breast cancer and improving survival among women. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265871 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265870&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FWidow-wins-260k-payout-after.6845121.jp A "DEVOTED" wife who cared for her husband dying from asbestos-related cancer has won £258,520 in damages. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265870 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265869&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScots-cancer-patients-39denied-medicines.6845141.jp The Scottish Government has come under fire over the treatment of cancer patients, with claims that sufferers in Scotland are three times less likely to get medicines than tho (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265869 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5265868&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FStores-cutting-alcohol-prices-39to.6845168.jp RETAILERS will defy the Scottish Government by continuing to sell cheap alcohol despite a ban on discounted package deals. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5265868 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5265868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262035&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FInspection-at-ERI-finds-dirty.6844667.jp A SPOT inspection which found nearly half of wards checked at the ERI to be dirty has provided a "more accurate picture" of hospital cleanliness, it was claimed today. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262035 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5262035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5260003&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDrink-only-tills-at-major.6844463.jp SUPERMARKETS could be forced to introduce separate tills for the purchase of alcohol. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5260003 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5260003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5260002&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F39Tax-raid-on-cigarettes-and.6844500.jp THE head of a retail industry lobby group has attacked an "illogical" plan to tax large stores that sell cigarettes and alcohol. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5260002 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5260002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5260001&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSnap-inspection-finds-stains-dirt.6844461.jp DIRTY toilets, dusty floors and badly stained walls have been found by inspectors on an unannounced visit to a major Scottish hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5260001 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5260001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259622&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FEdinburgh-Royal-Infirmary-slammed-over.6844259.jp DIRTY toilets, dusty floors and badly stained walls were found by inspectors during an unannounced visit to the ERI according to a new report today. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259622 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:57:07 +0100 5259622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259476&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FGP-joins-bid-to-beat.6844062.jp A PROJECT to raise the profile of a painful skin disease has received a boost from an influential former MSP. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259476 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5259476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259475&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAt-the-double-Paul39s-ready.6844049.jp A FATHER whose twins survived despite being born 14 weeks early is to take part in Sunday's Bupa Great Edinburgh Run to raise money for the Simpsons neo-natal unit where h (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259475 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5259475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259474&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLothians-see-big-rise-in.6844040.jp MORE people than ever are being given anti-depressants in the Lothians, with almost 600,000 pills handed out last year. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259474 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5259474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259427&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScotland-in-the-grip-of.6843890.jp THE number of Scots prescribed pills to combat depression has soared to record levels, with more than one in ten people now regularly taking antidepressant drugs. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259427 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5259427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258699&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FWouldbe-fathers-39too-unhealthy39.6843791.jp WOULD-BE fathers may not be healthy enough to get their partners pregnant, with one in six still smoking and almost 5 per cent taking drugs such as cannabis and cocaine. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258699 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258698&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMS-fined-1m-over-asbestos.6843874.jp MARKS & Spencer has been fined £1 million for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from potential asbestos exposure during refurbishment at one of its stores. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258698 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258698 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258697&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FFibroid-link-to-recurrent-miscarriage.6843835.jp EXPERTS have found women with fibroids are more likely to have recurrent miscarriages. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258697 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258696&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPies-and-pints-probably-don39t.6843882.jp IN EGLINTON Street, in heart of Beith, the temptations for those disposed towards a traditional west of Scotland diet are in abundance. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258696 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258695&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCare-home-to-close-after.6843804.jp A SCOTTISH care home which left a vulnerable resident locked in her room is to close after being given the lowest possible rating by inspectors. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258695 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258694&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAn-EastWest-divide-at-the.6843880.jp THE clear east-west divide that runs through Scotland when it comes to the risk of dying from heart disease is highlighted today with the launch of a campaign that aims to get (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258694 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258693&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNaveed-Sattar-Will-anyone-dare.6843881.jp A SERIES of reports and surveys have given us a snapshot of the nation's health, and clearly there is much room for improvement. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258693 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5258692&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FTwothirds-of-Scots-classed-as.6843879.jp TWO-thirds of Scots are overweight, according to a health survey that also found not enough people are exercising sufficiently or eating enough fruit and vegetables. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5258692 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5258692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257919&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPodiatry-in-the-spotlight.6843399.jp A PUBLIC meeting is to take place in East Lothian for residents concerned about podiatry services in the area. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257919 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257918&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHospital-gets-official-seal.6843368.jp A HOSPITAL in the Lothians has been officially opened by the health secretary, even though it has been taking patients for more than a year. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257918 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257917&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCare-home-checks-vow.6843374.jp CARE homes receiving one unannounced inspection each year in the Lothians does not mean there has been a drop in quality, the health secretary has said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257917 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257916&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAwareness-39behind-higher-Hep-C.6843382.jp AN increase in the number of people being diagnosed with hepatitis C in the Lothians may not be because of more infections. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257916 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257915&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCancer-patient-to-give-nurses.6843401.jp A DYING cancer patient has thanked nurses for the treatment they have given him in a unique way - by paying for their Christmas night out. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257915 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257914&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDisabled-man-is-39trapped39-at.6843365.jp THE family of a disabled man today told how he had been left "trapped" in hospital when he should have been discharged five weeks ago. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257914 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257121&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSturgeon-to-launch-TV-health.6843211.jp A TELEVISION channel to give people more information about their health and allow them to make GP appointments using their remote control is being launched today. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257121 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257120&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FJK-Rowling-honoured-for-10m.6843203.jp AUTHOR JK Rowling was given a benefactor's award ny the University of Edinburgh yesterday for her £10 million donation to fund research into multiple sclerosis. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257120 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257119&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBlood-pressure-link-to-cancer.6843197.jp HIGH blood pressure is linked to an increased risk of developing cancer, research suggests. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257119 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257118&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCoffee-can-reduce-risk-of.6843160.jp Drinking several cups of coffee a day could help prevent depression in women. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257118 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257117&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNew-900-stroke-drug-is.6843196.jp Health officials have reached a deal to roll out an expensive new blood-thinning treatment to help prevent strokes across the NHS in Scotland - but not all patients will recei (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257117 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5257117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253999&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNurses-39at-breaking-point39-as.6842551.jp SCOTLAND's nursing staff are "at breaking point", with a survey showing they are suffering "plummeting" morale, financial worries and a complete collapse i (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253999 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253777&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAction-on-dementia.6842842.jp DEMENTIA "champions" are to be appointed across the Lothians to deal with the growing challenge of the illness. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253777 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253776&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSFT-in-500m-benefit-vow.6842825.jp THE firm behind the new Sick Kids hospital has vowed to benefit the public purse by £500 million over the next five years. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253776 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253775&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDeparted-are-asked-to-rate.6842829.jp DOZENS of dead people in the Lothians have been sent a questionnaire asking them how they rated their stay in hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253775 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253774&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAuthor-visits-Sick-Kids-to.6842844.jp A WORLD famous author has launched a literary project in Edinburgh to help children in hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253774 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253773&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPhone-fault-hits-sexual-health.6842862.jp CALLS are going unanswered to a brand new £8 million sexual health clinic because of problems with the phones. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253773 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5253773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5252190&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FEat-your-greens-to-reduce.6842594.jp EATING Brussel sprouts and broccoli can reduce the risk of some types of bowel cancer - but drinking fruit juice can increase the chances of developing the disease, according (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5252190 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5252190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5252189&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FGeoff-Earle-I-used-to.6842558.jp Case study: Geoff Earle, 54, community nurse (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5252189 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5252189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5251942&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F9037-of-surgeons-operate-to.6842581.jp Most surgeons are tuning into music while they operate, according to a new study. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5251942 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5251942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5251941&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSchool-honours-two-former-pupils.6842595.jp TWO of Scotland's greatest scientists whose achievements revolutionised health worldwide have been honoured at their old school. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5251941 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5251941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5251940&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCary-Cooper-Pressure-taking-its.6842559.jp IN THE old days, the one thing about the public sector was that jobs were relatively secure; pay may not have been that great, but people were safe and had good pensions. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5251940 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5251940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5251939&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLet39s-talk-about-sex-not.6842592.jp THE NUMBER of teenagers in the UK having unprotected sex with a new partner has risen steeply over the past two years. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5251939 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5251939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5249779&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMan-held-over-Nurofen-contamination.6842154.jp DETECTIVES investigating how packs of Nurofen Plus were found to contain anti-psychotic and anti-epileptic drugs were yesterday questioning a man in custody. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5249779 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5249779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5249778&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FPressure-put-on-the-young.6842138.jp CHILDREN are being forced to grow up too quickly due to a combination of early testing in school, advertising, bad childcare, and a reliance on computers and television, exper (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5249778 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5249778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5247630&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FChildren39s-hospital-pioneers-infrared-intravenous.6841767.jp A CHILDREN'S hospital is using a new device that helps doctors and nurses locate veins for injections. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5247630 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5247630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5247629&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMan-arrested-over-tampered-Nurofen.6841692.jp A MAN has been arrested by police investigating how packs of Nurofen Plus were found to contain anti-psychotic and anti-epileptic drugs, Scotland Yard said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5247629 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5247629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5247628&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHospitals-posted-out-questions-to.6841689.jp HEALTH chiefs have been criticised for sending questionnaires to dead people to find out how they rated their stay in hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5247628 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5247628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5247627&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FRed-Hot-Chilli-Pipers39-frontman.6841690.jp A LEADING Scots piper who sold more than 250,000 albums with his "bag-rock" band has been forced to quit because of a rare medical condition. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5247627 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5247627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5247626&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FBetter-cancer-drugs-will-cost.6841766.jp THE NHS faces paying a higher bill for cancer drugs in the coming years as scientists develop more innovative, targeted treatments for patients, an expert has warned. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5247626 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5247626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5246523&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLawyers-sue-Sick-Kids-fundraiser.6841329.jp THE woman behind the failed fundraising campaign for the new Sick Kids Hospital is being sued over unpaid legal fees, it emerged today. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5246523 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5246523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5246255&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FCity-study-leads-to-virus.6841316.jp A NEW study into how viruses such as SARS and flu can jump from one species to another may help scientists predict the emergence of diseases in future. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5246255 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5246255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5246254&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHIV-infection-rates-across-Lothian.6841320.jp RATES of HIV infection across the Lothians are dropping down, but charities have warned levels are still far too high in the Capital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5246254 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5246254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243684&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FClue-to-MRI-dizzy-spells.6841145.jp PATIENTS may suffer dizzy spells inside hospital scanners because the machines upset their sense of balance. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243684 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243683&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FLeap-of-faith-to-find.6841144.jp IN RECENT years, several viruses have made the jump from animals into human - often with devastating consequences. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243683 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243682&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FNew-stem-cell-trials-for.6841147.jp BRITISH doctors have been given the go-ahead to carry out Europe's first clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells on patients with sight problems. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243682 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243681&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FThree-cases-of-TB-lead.6841119.jp HUNDREDS of hospital patients and staff and nursery children have been offered screening for tuberculosis after three cases of the disease were discovered by doctors. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243681 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243680&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScientists-show-how-animal-diseases.6841146.jp SCOTTISH scientists have uncovered fresh evidence of how viruses, such as flu, jump between species, and hope this could help predict the arrival of new diseases in future. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243680 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5243679&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FHow-11000-a-day-is.6841140.jp THE NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on translators for foreign patients last year - almost £11,000 every day. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5243679 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5243679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5239280&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F173-pumps-for-city-diabetics.6840658.jp MORE diabetes patients in Lothian are receiving "life- changing" equipment than anywhere else in Scotland, figures have shown. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5239280 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5239280 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5239279&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMisdiagnosis-robbed-Vicky-of-her.6840657.jp WHEN Vicky Hemingway was diagnosed with arthritis at the age of nine, she had to give up everything she and her family loved doing. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5239279 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5239279 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5239278&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FThey-had-to-feed-Arthur.6840680.jp HE was the little boy who never ate. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5239278 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5239278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237632&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FToxic-saline-may-have-hit.6840559.jp POLICE believe four more people were poisoned by contaminated saline at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237632 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237564&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2F39Cracker39-in-poison-probe-at.6840469.jp A "CRACKER"-style criminal profiler was asked by police to help identify the poisoner at Stepping Hill Hospital, sources have confirmed. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237564 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237563&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FDoctor-waiting-times-The-UK.6840447.jp A look at the percentage of patients seen within 48 hours across the UK... (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237563 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237562&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FAmbulance-accused-in-court.6840445.jp A MAN has appeared in court charged with stealing a fast response ambulance for sick children, which police found abandoned and burned out in Paisley. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237562 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237561&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FSchool-trip-injury-payouts-cost.6840442.jp TWO Scottish councils have paid out thousands of pounds in compensation for pupils injured on school trips, new figures reveal. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237561 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237560&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FScots-patients-have-to-wait.6840448.jp A THIRD of Scots have waited more than a week to get an appointment with their GP in the past year, research suggests. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237560 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237559&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FImpatient-Scots-line-up-to.6840443.jp PATIENCE is a virtue in scarce supply among frustrated Scots, according to a new study which reveals our short fuses when it comes to queues. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health) Scotsman.com News - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5237559 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 5237559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5237558&cid=s_23276_26_f&fid=23276&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.scotsman.com%2Fhealth%2FMichael-Kelly-TV-is-hiding.6840400.jp It's time to ban on-screen smoking despite claims it is necessary for period authenticity. 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