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‘Huge increase in men with eating disorders’

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:49 GMT

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of men diagnosed with eating disorders in the past decade, research suggests.

‘Facebook trolls forced me to quit school’

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:16:06 GMT

A SCOTS teenager yesterday told how she had to quit school after she was bullied by cruel Facebook trolls.

More women to be offered breast cancer test

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:52 GMT

More women are to be offered tests to find if they have a gene that puts them at greater risk of developing breast cancer, health secretary Alex Neil has said.

Multi-buy ban sees 4.5m wine bottle sales drop

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:28 GMT

SALES of wine fell by almost 4.5 million bottles in the year after the Scottish Government banned multi-buy deals, a new NHS report has revealed.

Scots scientists tackle high blood pressure threat

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:36:40 GMT

SCOTTISH scientists are taking part in a major study to tackle high blood pressure – the condition which poses the biggest risk to life worldwide.

Adult health problems are determined in the womb

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:05 GMT

The possibility of adults developing obesity and many other health problems might be determined in the womb, according to new report.

Bed-sharing is blamed for over 100 infant fatalities

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:18:37 GMT

Around 120 baby deaths in the UK could be prevented every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children.

Leaders: Kirk’s gay ministers ruling | Drink proposals

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:50:27 GMT

Religious convictions, because they derive from faith in the Word of God as revealed in the Bible, are the most unshakeable of beliefs.

Tiffany Jenkins: Why the fascination with death?

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:44:34 GMT

Celebrity photographer Rankin has snapped the most attractive and famous people in the world: Kate Moss, Scarlett Johansson, Daniel Craig and George Clooney are just some of the beautiful people he has immortalised in their prime.

‘One in eight students considers suicide’

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:35:36 GMT

ONE in five students considers themselves to have a mental health problem and around one in eight has suicidal thoughts.

Breast cancer charity seeks ‘Jolie gene test’

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:08:15 GMT

A CHARITY has called for a type of breast cancer testing to be available in Scotland as well as England and Wales.

Comment: Scotland needs free cancer drug access

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:44:41 GMT

Last week at the Scottish Parliament, the presence of bowel cancer patient Maureen Fleming at First Minister’s Questions presented every single MSP in the chamber with a challenge: why are patients in Scotland three times less likely than patients in England to get access to cancer medicines, prescribed by their doctor but not routinely funded through the NHS?

Comment: Epilepsy is not just a week-long issue

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:15 GMT

PURPLE is the colour of Epilepsy Week and that is the colour which will be most visible this week as fundraisers for epilepsy charities call on the public for much needed support.

Sleep breathing problems ‘a sign of Alzheimer’s’

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:51:44 GMT

Breathing difficulties during sleep may be an early warning sign of future Alzheimer’s disease, researchers believe.

Ginger offers new hope to asthma sufferers

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:51:43 GMT

ADDING ginger to asthma medications may make them more effective, a study has claimed.

Scottish NHS alert line gets calls from elswhere in UK

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:47 GMT

More than a third of calls to a confidential phone line which allows health workers in Scotland to raise concerns about NHS practices have come from other parts of the UK.

Stone-age solution to fight MRSA

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:52:19 GMT

A PLANT first used by prehistoric man in 30,000BC can help fight infections, according to scientists following a four-year research project.

Climbing Everest for a high chance of survival

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:09 GMT

Earlier this year a team of medics set off for Mount Everest – in a bid to help intensive care patients. Lisa Salmon reports

Leaders: Salmond should stand up for free speech

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:18:09 GMT

In A speech he made in March last year, Alex Salmond cited Scotland’s first first minister Donald Dewar who said devolution was about more than our politics and our laws.

Scientists develop warning system for bowel disease

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:12:46 GMT

Scottish researchers are moving closer to finding new ways of diagnosing and treating patients with debilitating bowel conditions.