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Coping after a suicide
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A BOOKLET helping people cope with life after the suicide of a loved one has been published by The Scottish Association for Mental Health. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New president for Royal CollegeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A SURGEON working in the city has been named the new president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu spreads in hospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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FIVE patients diagnosed with Tamiflu-resistant swine flu at a Welsh hospital could be the world's first cases of person-to-person transmission of the strain. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Care contract delays 'will cost Edinburgh £35,000 a week' - council warnsEmail this article to a colleague.
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CITY leaders were today counting the cost of their defeat on care for the city's most vulnerable people. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cleanliness of Lothians NHS staff failing to hit targetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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EVEN fewer Lothian hospital workers are washing hands properly, despite health bosses vowing to get tough to combat the threat of swine flu and superbugs. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blind see again with bionic eyeEmail this article to a colleague.
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BLIND people are being helped to see again with a "bionic" eye. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plans for funding care in England could cost Scots dearlyEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE SNP has warned that UK government proposals for free personal care in England could result in Scottish pensioners losing £70 a week benefit. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis: Disorders can range from embarrassing to dangerousEmail this article to a colleague.
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FOR most people, sleepwalking is a minor annoyance, affecting roughly 2 per cent of adults. But for some, the effects can range from the embarrassing to the outright dangerous (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu: Now drug-resistant strain spreads from one patient to anotherEmail this article to a colleague.
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HEALTH officials are probing the first British case of a drug-resistant strain of swine flu spreading from person to person. Doctors have already come across several strains o (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Swine flu death toll in Scotland reaches 40Email this article to a colleague.
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ANOTHER swine flu death was announced today, bringing the death toll in Scotland to 40 since the outbreak began. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
E-learning scheme at NHS 24 wins awardEmail this article to a colleague.
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A TRAINING scheme using e-learning at NHS 24 has been recognised with a national award. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sock 'helps to prevent pain in amputees'Email this article to a colleague.
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AMPUTEES who suffer "phantom" pains from their removed limbs could be helped by a new treatment in Edinburgh. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Five schools and communities adopt a Euro health project to help the Lothians win its battle with the bulgeEmail this article to a colleague.
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THEY are known the world over for their creamy cheeses, buttery croissants and crusty breads, their rich sauces and fine wines. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New boss for drug teamEmail this article to a colleague.
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A NEW team manager has been appointed to a group designed to tackle substance misuse in the Lothians. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nasal sprays recalled over fears of dangerous bacteriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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THOUSANDS of Vicks nasal sprays in Britain are being recalled amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New team to help improve Parkinson's careEmail this article to a colleague.
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A NURSING team to deal solely with Parkinson's Disease in the Lothians should herald a new era in care for the illness. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patients' confidential records on stolen ambulance laptopEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE confidential records of 600 NHS patients have been stolen after a laptop was taken from an ambulance headquarters. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Third person in Lothians dies after contracting swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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A THIRD person in the Lothians has died from swine flu, it has emerged. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teens raid drinks cabinets for kicksEmail this article to a colleague.
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POLICE have warned parents to keep an eye on their drinks cabinet after picking up schoolchildren drunk on malt whisky and expensive bottles of wine. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children under five to get swine flu jab as death toll rises to 39Email this article to a colleague.
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HEALTHY children under the age of five are to be given the swine flu jab. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
SNP attacked on malnutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doze off for memory boostEmail this article to a colleague.
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SLEEPING on it may be good advice for anyone trying to remember a new skill. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
£1m project to cut cancer riskEmail this article to a colleague.
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ADULTS at risk of developing a form of cancer that claims the lives of more than 3,500 Scots a year are to be offered a focused programme of support to improve their health in (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Second-hand smoke may harm health outdoorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE smoking ban is causing outdoor second-hand smoke exposure in some areas to more than double, according to a new study. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too few Scots for own transplant organ poolEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE Scottish population is not large enough to provide the number of organs needed for transplant operations, and an independent Scotland would have to remain in the UK-wide p (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Human skin grown from stem cells offers burns victims hopeEmail this article to a colleague.
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SCIENTISTS have transformed stem cells into human skin in a breakthrough that may revolutionise the treatment of burns victims. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MSP: Family heartbroken over C diff deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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AN EMOTIONAL MSP has told of the "heartbreaking" experience of the family of a patient who died in the latest hospital outbreak of Clostridium difficile. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cutting-edge operating theatre to transform healthcare in ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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IT IS a room with an intimate view and the most advanced operating theatre in Europe. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children under five to get swine flu jab as death toll rises to 39Email this article to a colleague.
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HEALTHY children under the age of five are to be given the swine flu jab. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bed shortage warning for children with swine fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE UK could suffer a shortage of intensive care beds for children with swine flu, researchers said today. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Call for abuse victim supportEmail this article to a colleague.
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MORE help is needed for children who have been abused in Scotland, a city charity has said. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Police held GP for nine hoursEmail this article to a colleague.
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A DOCTOR has told Edinburgh Sheriff Court that he was held by police for nine hours and his wife for six hours while police probed an alleged breach of the peace. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Edinburgh scientists' breakthrough in battle against superbugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A DEVELOPMENT at Edinburgh University could help health chiefs tackle hospital superbugs. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Organisers stunned by generosity to the New Pyjamas fundEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE campaign to help make the new Sick Kids hospital a world-class facility has passed the £2.5 million mark – in just nine months. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
iPod docks and flat screen monitors at hi-tech £500,000 Edinburgh Royal Infirmary facilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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WITH its wall-mounted, high-definition flat screens, iPod dock and cool blue and green lighting, it has all the elements of a modern living room in an upmarket home, but in fa (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New weapon against superbugsEmail this article to a colleague.
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SCOTTISH scientists have developed a chemical to tackle infections such as MRSA by mimicking the body's ability to fight bacteria. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Errors with X-rays led to delays in lung cancer diagnosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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THE diagnosis of two patients with lung cancer was delayed after mistakes in checking X-rays, a report found yesterday. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Andy's New York marathon feat is not to be sneezed atEmail this article to a colleague.
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A CITY man has completed one of the world's best-known marathons to raise money for Edinburgh's Sick Kids Hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Park-and-ride plans are rolled out for staff at ERIEmail this article to a colleague.
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STAFF at Edinburgh's main hospital would get the use of a nearby park-and-ride facility under new plans to cope with a parking crisis at the site. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ERI Nurses take the plungeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A GROUP of thrill-seeking nurses have raised more than £1,000 for a good cause. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Workers create sensory garden at Royal Edinburgh HospitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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A SENSORY garden has been created in the city's psychiatric hospital. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Big break for heart patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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PATIENTS in the Lothians with chronic heart failure have had their lives transformed by a new programme. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Help for carers of alcoholicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HELP is to be given to people affected by others' alcohol abuse in a new charter compiled by an Edinburgh charity. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Photographer free over child porn chargesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A PHOTOGRAPHER at the Sick Kids hospital, who was charged with having indecent images of children on his computer, has walked free from court after the charge was found not p (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lothian's dementia timebomb is ready to explodeEmail this article to a colleague.
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GROWING evidence of the dementia timebomb facing Edinburgh emerged today as it was revealed an average of one in five patients being treated at the city's main hospital no (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health boards miss cancer targetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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TARGETS for quicker cancer treatment are still not being met in all parts of Scotland or for some types of the disease, figures showed yesterday. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetes study is heavyweightEmail this article to a colleague.
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OVERWEIGHT men are in demand in Aberdeen to help with health research. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One in six youths eats daily takeaways or ready mealsEmail this article to a colleague.
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ONE in six young people eat a readymade meal or takeaway every day, according to a poll. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Half of women denied vitamin A sourceEmail this article to a colleague.
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ALMOST half Britain's women may lack an important source of vitamin A due to a genetic defect, research has shown. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Frying fish 'reduces health benefits'Email this article to a colleague.
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HOW fish is cooked helps to determine how healthy it is for the heart, a study suggests. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
