Scottish Children Have Worst Dental Health In Europe
A new research has found that Scotland's kids continue to have the worst dental health in Europe with over 75 percent of the country's overall dental problems found in children aged less than five years.// The NHS has taken serious note of this and has asked parents to start their kids off on healthy dental habits at an early age to prevent dental decay. It is generally accepted that de...Scottish Health Minister Launches Organ Donor Plan
Scottish Health Minister, Andy Kerr has urged to increase awareness of organ donation among his country people as it could save lot of human loss dying // due to organ failure and non-availability of organ donors. Organ failure of heart and liver causes heavy human loss of young people and their lives depend on organ transplantation. The Ministry is popularizing the usage of Donor cards and regi...Scottish Hospitals Have 1000 Alcohol-Related Cases Each Week
A new report available with the Scottish Parliament says that almost a thousand people end up in the hospital each week due to drink-related problems. // The report, which was available in the parliament yesterday, showed that "51,599 people were discharged from a general acute hospital last year." This was indeed a massive jump when compared with just 13,890 a decade and a half ago. "T...Lack Of Sperm Donors - Scottish IVF Clinic Closed
Due to reduced number of sperm donors nationally, the Scottish IVF clinic at the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital has been forced to say ‘no’ to its new patients//. Patient enrolled in the fertility treatment at Scotland has been plunged into crisis because government has said patients treated halfway may need to register in next city’s waiting list due to sperm lack. Sandra K...Boom In Sexually Transmitted Infections In Senior Scottish Citizens
Sexually transmitted diseases like HIV are increasing exponentially in over-50s in Scotland causing widespread concern. Official figures reveal that the rate// of sexually transmitted diseases had more than trebled in this segment of the population. Infections like chlamydia and herpes are also rising rapidly in senior citizens in Scotland. Health workers feel older citizens are igno...Scottish Scientists Test ‘Secret Weapon’ Against Tumours
LONDON, March 8, 2007--Cancer Research UK scientists in Glasgowhave devised a new method of attacking cancer cells. They reportthe findings in the Journal of Clinical Investigation* today(Thursday). A team of scientists from the Beatson Institute for CancerResearch gave mice a chemical that caused cancer cells to commitsuicide, significantly slowing the growth of the tumours they w...