Archived Health News
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30th April: NI smoking ban comes into forceSmokers can no longer light up in bars across Northern Ireland as the new smoking ban has come into force. Read more ... |
30th April: Many minorities 'live in poverty'Some 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds are living in poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said. Read more ... |
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30th April: How children can help make communities feel saferChildren who are visibly involved in their communities make people feel safer and help create stronger neighbourhoods, according to research. Read more ... |
29th April: Women still losing out after years of equality lawsGender inequality remains entrenched in Scotland despite decades of equal opportunities legislation, new initiatives and social change, a major new report has found. Read more ... |
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29th April: Housing must be at heart of political agenda, say 17-strong coalition, as election week kicks offA 17-strong coalition of organisations from across Scotland have signed an open letter - as election week kicks off - demanding that housing for Scotland's people be placed at the heart of the political agenda. Read more ... |
26th April: Call for action to end Scotland's poverty crisis With almost 1 in 5 people in Scotland living on a low income a new Agenda for Action on Poverty is being launched by the Poverty Alliance in an attempt to put social justice at the heart of the election debate. Read more ... |
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25th April: Social Fund provides threadbare safety-net to the poor, says CAB serviceThe Government’s Social Fund - the welfare benefit of last resort for thousands of often desperate claimants - is failing people in financial need and in some cases even exacerbating poverty, claims Citizens Advice Scotland. Read more ... |
25th April: Campaigners warn of crisis in elderly careCare for the elderly is in crisis and the system will be unable to cope with increasing demands of an ageing population, campaigners warn. Read more ... |
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20th April: Drug rehabilitation service for women and their children is to shut after funding is axedA drug rehabilitation service for women and their children praised by Jack McConnell is to shut after its funding was axed. Read more ... |
20th April: Carer charities set out their manifesto for 2007It is an inescapable fact that most people who care for others are under-recognised, under-resourced, under-supported and undervalued in our society. Read more ... |
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19th April: One hundred thousand Scottish smokers quit on No Smoking Day 2007 Figures released today show that over 100,000 Scottish smokers (1 in 14) actually stopped smoking on last month’s No Smoking Day (14 March) and almost 360,000 of smokers took a positive step towards stopping smoking. Read more ... |
19th April: Health Protection Scotland reports rise in HIV cases in Scotland in 2007The number of people diagnosed with HIV in Scotland is continuing to rise, figures showed yesterday. Read more ... |
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17th April: Future uncertain for centre for deaf and disabled people in Glasgow A retiring city councillor claims Hayfield Support Services with Deaf People in the Gorbals would be better used as a site for housing or for community groups. Read more ... |
16th April: Community partnership launches health checks in West Lothian shopping centresFree health checks have been launched in shopping centres in the Lothians. Read more ... |
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16th April: Funding cuts hit respite care services for children with autism Dozens of young autism sufferers in the Inverness area are among people who will lose respite care because of five years of reductions in funding from Highland Council and NHS Highland. Read more ... |
16th April: Board announces extra funding for treatment of lymphoedemaPatients with a disabling condition that causes limbs to swell are set to benefit from a £50,000 investment by NHS Lothian. Read more ... |
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15th April: Call to raise drinking age to 21Britain should consider making the legal drinking age 21 as it has "lost the plot" when it comes to regulating alcohol, claim ippr. Read more ... |
14th April: Pilot scheme aims to provide a range of treatment for drug addicts at Aberdeen health centreDrug addicts in Aberdeen will get treatment through a temporary service being set up in one of the city's health centres. Read more ... |
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14th April: Breakthrough in care as first epilepsy specialist appointedLothian's first dedicated epilepsy consultant has been appointed to help treat more patients and drive down waiting times. Read more ... |
12th April: Clear obesity gene link 'found'Scientists say they have identified the clearest genetic link to obesity yet. Read more ... |
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10th April: WHO praises price cuts for HIV drugs The World Health Organisation has welcomed the decision of Abbott Laboratories to significantly reduce the price of lopinavir/ritonavir, a second-line antiretroviral therapy to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Read more ... |
10th April: Mental health study shows friends can helpA major new survey published today has revealed many people experiencing mental illness are too scared to tell their friends despite research showing friendships help us to cope. Read more ... |
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9th April: Go-ahead for dementia aidA course designed to help loved ones of people with dementia has been given the go-ahead to take place again this year. Read more ... |
9th April: Funding crisis at voluntary organisations puts vulnerable Scots at riskCare services for almost 15,000 vulnerable people across Scotland are in doubt because of cash problems facing voluntary organisations. Read more ... |
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5th April: Men's group to check NHS equalityMen's health campaigners have pledged to monitor how NHS organisations comply with new gender equality legislation. Read more ... |
5th April: Fury as patients hit by 160% rise in phone costsPatients' groups and charities yesterday condemned a "shocking" 160 per cent rise in the cost of making bedside calls from hospital. Read more ... |
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5th April: Tobacco firms support raising legal age to 18Tobacco firms are backing a proposal to raise the minimum age at which a person can buy cigarettes in Scotland from 16 to 18 years. Read more ... |
4th April: Drive to improve sexual healthA three-year masterplan to improve Dumfries and Galloway's poor sexual health record is being finalised. Read more ... |
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2nd April: Projects approved for gap fundingThe potential funding gap for valuable employability and social inclusion projects across Scotland has been bridged today thanks to the European Social Fund (ESF) Shadow Round. Read more ... |
2nd April: £10 million city health centre gets planned for derelict siteAN innovative health centre and a major housing development are being proposed for a derelict site in Wester Hailes that has lain empty for more than a decade. Read more ... |
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2nd April: Wales starts public smoking banA ban on smoking in enclosed public places has come into force across Wales. Read more ... |
1st April: Royal College of Physicians warns that older people are drinking more at homeEveryone knows the health risks facing young binge-drinkers staggering around bars on a Saturday night, but there is another group of regular drinkers who may also be quietly boozing their way to oblivion. Read more ... |