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Fury as city hospitals lose out again with shock rates rise costing Lothians '180 nurses'
HEALTH chiefs have been left furious after being hit with a £5 million tax hike for hospitals across the Lothians.
Need a new knee or hip? Grow it yourself, research promises
PEOPLE with knee or hip problems could in future "grow" their own replacement joints using their own stem cells, scientists said today.
Dundee dialect could help elderly to avoid the effects of dementia
DUNDEE's distinctive dialect could hold the secret to a long and happy life for elderly citizens there.
3000 hidden cases of dementia in Lothians
THERE may be up to 3000 "hidden" dementia cases in the Lothians, it emerged today.
Tony Banks: How we pay for care of the elderly is a time bomb we must defuse
THE funding of long-term care of the elderly is a socio-economic time bomb successive governments at Westminster and Holyrood have failed to defuse.
Don't say obese, say fat, urges minister
GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, a health minister said yesterday.
Action urged on autism
A NATIONAL charity is hoping to influence changes in the law to help the half a million people in the UK affected by autism.
Breast cancer screening concern for women from poorer areas
WOMEN living in the most deprived areas of Scotland are the least likely to come forward for vital breast cancer screening, official statistics have shown.
Patients hail hospital care . . shame about the food
HOSPITAL care in the Lothians has been praised by patients, although more than a quarter still grumble about the food.
A regular tipple may ease rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
DRINKING alcohol reduces the severity of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, a pioneering new study has revealed.
Mental health alert over new book
THE adoption of US-style mental health treatments threatens to turn large numbers of "normal" people into psychiatric patients, British experts have warned.
Epidemic of obesity' in pregnant women
HEALTH professionals are dealing with "an epidemic of obesity" among pregnant women as weight gain across the wider population continues to rise, experts have warned.
Homeopathy a placebo — but still on the NHS
HOMEOPATHY will continuue to be available on the NHS, despite a report that said such treatment was no different to a placebo.
Boost for bug testing centre
THE decision to staff a bug sample analysis department round the clock has dramatically improved testing times.
Pioneering dementia study
A Scottish medical research company is leading a worldwide sleep study which could radically reduce the symptoms associated with dementia.
Dirty truth of bacteria levels on mobile phones
MOBILE phones can harbour 18 times more living bacteria than a flush on a men's toilet, according to research for the consumer group Which?.
GP patients' fears
MORE than a third of people in Scotland are concerned that they can be overheard when disclosing sensitive personal information to their GPs' receptionists, figures show.
