By Elliot Adams Mental Health is vital to our well-being and the well-being of Britain as a whole, with common mental health problems contributing to both social problems and serious physical illnesses. Every part of a person’s environment can affect their mental health, and so, with the continued recession adding pressure to people’s daily lives, [...]
by Chris O’Reilly A one year old boy is at the centre of a “right-to-life” dispute between his parents, it emerged on Sunday. The boy, known as Baby RB for legal reasons, is currently breathing through a ventilator. The boy’s mother supports doctors who are asking permission to turn off the life support machine currently [...]
Latest figures from the ambulance service reveal that 68% of all weekend calls which require paramedic assistance are caused by alcohol abuse. The incidents can range from anti-social behaviour, people injuring themselves from being intoxicated with alcohol and ending up so drunk that they are in need of hospitalisation. This is beginning to delay the service from [...]
By Rebecca Jamieson Would £150 encourage you to give up smoking for good? NHS Tayside hopes so. They have just launched a pilot scheme in Dundee, which gives participants from disadvantaged areas £12.50 a week if they manage to stay off cigarettes. The money is credited onto an electronic card and can be spent at [...]
By Ashleigh Morris Recent pictures have revealed Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan looking svelte after her various stints in rehab. But could her weight loss be down to more than healthy eating and exercise? A picture featured in Grazia magazine shows Lohan clutching a bottle of VPX RedLine Fat Incinerator – a product designed to help bodybuilders [...]
by Margaret Kearns Independent MSP Margo MacDonald has launched a bid to introduce a change of law legalising assisted suicide in Scotland. MacDonald, herself a sufferer of Parkinson’s Disease, will announce on Monday her plans for consultation, with a view to bringing the legislation before Parliament next year. The consultation paper will require the backing [...]
By Emma Smith Some parents believe that Jaffa cakes, cola and chips count as part of the recommended five-a-day portion of fruit and vegetables. The survey conducted by Green Giant revealed that one in ten parents believed that the orange part of a Jaffa cake counted as a portion of fruit. Although one in twenty did not think that actual oranges [...]
By Melissa Wong Homosexual men are still being discriminated by law as they are still not qualified to be a blood donor. It is an issue still disputed by the gay community as the reasons given appear unjustified. Many feel that it is an invalid reason for them not becoming blood donors. In the guidelines [...]
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