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Santa gets a flu shot
Dr Nicola Steedman, Senior Medical Officer at The Scottish Government, vaccinates Father Christmas at Santa's Grotto in The Gyle shopping centre, Edinburgh, to ensure he stays free from flu and is healthy enough to...
Jenny MacLean’s Fitness Column #8
by Jenny MacLean
Food choices for a balanced diet
There is a lot of information available about food and some of it can seem confusing, complicated or conflicting.
So, here are some basic guidelines to help you...
INside Out Wellness Conference 24 & 25 March 2012
Saturday and Sunday 24th/25th March 2012 – 10am – 4pm
INside-Out Wellness Conference
A complete mind/body/spirit solution for the 21st Century body by 8 experts on all aspects of health and wellness:
Roxette Denne: International author, holistic coach and channel,...
Council to talk to tenants about housing
Council tenants will be able to continue to shape the city’s housing services after the green light was given to include them in future decisions.
The Tenant Participation Strategy 2012-2015 was approved at last week's meeting of...
Queen Margaret student becomes charity ‘face’
A PR and media student from Queen Margaret University is the new face of Arthritis Care's fundraising campaign which is just being launched.
Twenty-six year old Denise Munro from Easter Road in Edinburgh has lived...
Perfectly petite Campaign for real fashion models
Scottish model group ‘Perfectly Petite’ stepped in front of the camera this week to promote a healthier body image within the fashion industry.
The Dreghorn photography studio in Glasgow was a hive of activity as...
Step up the housing ladder for armed forces
Ex-service personnel have been given a boost in their bid to find a new home by The City of Edinburgh Council.
Councillors have agreed that the length of time people have served in the armed...
Sat Nav on the operating table at the Sick Kids
A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in Scotland to undergo brain surgery using groundbreaking electro magnetic‘sat nav’ equipment purchased by the Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
Beau Rendall, from Craigentinny in Edinburgh,...
Loss of minimum pricing on alcohol is a missed opportunity
BMA Scotland have expressed deep disappointment over the Parliament’s rejection of minimum pricing during the final debate on The Alcohol etc (Scotland) Bill.
Dr Brian Keighley, Chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said:
“This...
New cancer statistics
Death rates from cancer in Scotland are continuing to fall but there have been significant increases in rates of some cancers.
These were among the key findings of the latest statistics - Cancer Mortality (2009)...
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