Scotsman.com News - Health http://news.scotsman.com/NewsFront.aspx?SectionID=6989 news-health:Health en-GB Copyright 2007, Johnston Press Plc jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk jpnm.coordinator@jpress.co.uk NS http://news.scotsman.com/GetFeed.aspx?sectionid=6989&format=rss Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:38:24 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://news.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/NS_rss.gif news.scotsman.com http://news.scotsman.com 281 70 Concerns raised over skin cancer delays as Scots ignore warning signs http://news.scotsman.com/health/Concerns-raised-over-skin-cancer.5887762.jp ONE-QUARTER of skin cancer sufferers in Scotland waited well over two months before getting a doctor to check out their symptoms, a new study has revealed. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Concerns-raised-over-skin-cancer.5887762.jp Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Boy wins NHS backing in vitamin D campaign http://news.scotsman.com/health/Boy-wins-NHS-backing-in.5887723.jp NHS chiefs want pregnant women to be educated about the importance of taking vitamin D supplements. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Boy-wins-NHS-backing-in.5887723.jp Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Worm cell may hold clues to disease http://news.scotsman.com/health/Worm-cell-may-hold-clues.5887737.jp WORMS could provide clues about why people develop Parkinson's disease, researchers said yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Worm-cell-may-hold-clues.5887737.jp Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Disabled watchdog in legal warning http://news.scotsman.com/health/Disabled-watchdog-in-legal-warning.5887716.jp THE Equalities and Human Rights Commission has threatened legal action against Scottish public authorities which fail to protect disabled people from harassment. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Disabled-watchdog-in-legal-warning.5887716.jp Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 'Amazing' centre gives teen cancer patients a big boost http://news.scotsman.com/health/39Amazing39-centre-gives--teen.5887194.jp RELAXATION lights, laptops, plasma TVs and all the games consoles under the sun are not the types of equipment you would expect to find in a hospital room. http://news.scotsman.com/health/39Amazing39-centre-gives--teen.5887194.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT As the saying goes…mother does know best http://news.scotsman.com/health/As-the-saying-goesmother-does.5886964.jp EIGHT out of ten mothers admit they have "turned into their mums" – by using tried-and-tested adages to deal with their children, according to a survey. http://news.scotsman.com/health/As-the-saying-goesmother-does.5886964.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:49:26 GMT NHS hits targets but doctors warn of tough times ahead http://news.scotsman.com/health/NHS-hits-targets-but-doctors.5886782.jp THE health service in Scotland is succeeding in cutting waits and improving care, the NHS chief executive said yesterday, as doctors warned of the impact of tighter budgets on http://news.scotsman.com/health/NHS-hits-targets-but-doctors.5886782.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT NHS scared to release data under freedom of information – claim http://news.scotsman.com/health/NHS-scared-to-release-data.5886756.jp HEALTH authorities fear answering questions under freedom of information laws because of concerns over how data will be used, it was claimed yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/health/NHS-scared-to-release-data.5886756.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Cancers kill 17% more Scotsmen than UK norm http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cancers-kill-1737-more-Scotsmen.5886794.jp SCOTTISH men have a far higher mortality rate from cancer than men in the rest of the UK, a conference heard yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cancers-kill-1737-more-Scotsmen.5886794.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Child flu jab fever warning http://news.scotsman.com/health/Child-flu-jab-fever-warning.5886772.jp CHILDREN having their second dose of the swine flu jab may develop a high fever, European regulators warned yesterday. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Child-flu-jab-fever-warning.5886772.jp Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT