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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:37 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://news.scotsman.com/template/group/images/rss/NS_rss.gif http://news.scotsman.com 281 70 http://news.scotsman.com/health/Swine-flu-Now-drugresistant-strain.5845635.jp 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 http://news.scotsman.com/health/Swine-flu-Now-drugresistant-strain.5845635.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cleanliness-of-Lothians-NHS-staff.5846183.jp 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. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cleanliness-of-Lothians-NHS-staff.5846183.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Care-contract-delays--39will.5846217.jp CITY leaders were today counting the cost of their defeat on care for the city's most vulnerable people. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Care-contract-delays--39will.5846217.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Analysis-Disorders-can-range-from.5845688.jp 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 http://news.scotsman.com/health/Analysis-Disorders-can-range-from.5845688.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Plans-for-funding-care-in.5845659.jp THE SNP has warned that UK government proposals for free personal care in England could result in Scottish pensioners losing £70 a week benefit. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Plans-for-funding-care-in.5845659.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Blind-see-again-with-bionic.5845660.jp BLIND people are being helped to see again with a "bionic" eye. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Blind-see-again-with-bionic.5845660.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Tamifluresistant-swine-flu-spreads-in.5846226.jp 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. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Tamifluresistant-swine-flu-spreads-in.5846226.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-president-for-Royal-College.5846206.jp A SURGEON working in the city has been named the new president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-president-for-Royal-College.5846206.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Coping-after-a-suicide.5846197.jp A BOOKLET helping people cope with life after the suicide of a loved one has been published by The Scottish Association for Mental Health. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Coping-after-a-suicide.5846197.jp Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Swine-flu-death-toll-in.5844386.jp ANOTHER swine flu death was announced today, bringing the death toll in Scotland to 40 since the outbreak began. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Swine-flu-death-toll-in.5844386.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:37 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Children-under-five-to-get.5842571.jp HEALTHY children under the age of five are to be given the swine flu jab. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Children-under-five-to-get.5842571.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Teens-raid-drinks-cabinets-for.5843521.jp 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. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Teens-raid-drinks-cabinets-for.5843521.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Five-schools-and-communities-.5843447.jp THEY are known the world over for their creamy cheeses, buttery croissants and crusty breads, their rich sauces and fine wines. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Five-schools-and-communities-.5843447.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cuttingedge-operating-theatre-to-transform.5842586.jp IT IS a room with an intimate view and the most advanced operating theatre in Europe. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Cuttingedge-operating-theatre-to-transform.5842586.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/MSP-Family-heartbroken-over-C.5842576.jp 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. http://news.scotsman.com/health/MSP-Family-heartbroken-over-C.5842576.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Human-skin-grown-from-stem.5842532.jp SCIENTISTS have transformed stem cells into human skin in a breakthrough that may revolutionise the treatment of burns victims. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Human-skin-grown-from-stem.5842532.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Too-few-Scots-for-own.5842565.jp 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 http://news.scotsman.com/health/Too-few-Scots-for-own.5842565.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Third-person-in-Lothians-dies.5843464.jp A THIRD person in the Lothians has died from swine flu, it has emerged. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Third-person-in-Lothians-dies.5843464.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Patients39-confidential-records-on-stolen.5843425.jp THE confidential records of 600 NHS patients have been stolen after a laptop was taken from an ambulance headquarters. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Patients39-confidential-records-on-stolen.5843425.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Sock--39helps-to-.5843520.jp AMPUTEES who suffer "phantom" pains from their removed limbs could be helped by a new treatment in Edinburgh. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Sock--39helps-to-.5843520.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Secondhand-smoke-may-harm-health.5842536.jp THE smoking ban is causing outdoor second-hand smoke exposure in some areas to more than double, according to a new study. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Secondhand-smoke-may-harm-health.5842536.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/1m-project-to-cut-cancer.5842573.jp 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 http://news.scotsman.com/health/1m-project-to-cut-cancer.5842573.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Doze-off-for-memory-boost.5842530.jp SLEEPING on it may be good advice for anyone trying to remember a new skill. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Doze-off-for-memory-boost.5842530.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-team--to-help.5843448.jp A NURSING team to deal solely with Parkinson's Disease in the Lothians should herald a new era in care for the illness. http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-team--to-help.5843448.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/SNP-attacked-on-malnutrition.5842587.jp FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was challenged yesterday on the "scandal" of malnourished children in Scotland. http://news.scotsman.com/health/SNP-attacked-on-malnutrition.5842587.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Nasal-sprays-recalled-over-fears.5843528.jp THOUSANDS of Vicks nasal sprays in Britain are being recalled amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Nasal-sprays-recalled-over-fears.5843528.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/Elearning-scheme-at-NHS-24.5843463.jp A TRAINING scheme using e-learning at NHS 24 has been recognised with a national award. http://news.scotsman.com/health/Elearning-scheme-at-NHS-24.5843463.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-boss-for--drug.5843531.jp A NEW team manager has been appointed to a group designed to tackle substance misuse in the Lothians. http://news.scotsman.com/health/New-boss-for--drug.5843531.jp Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT