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Take the Test for bowel cancer
LOCALS URGED TO ‘TAKE THE TEST’ AS BOWEL CANCER ROADSHOW HITS EDINBURGH
As Bowel Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, the Take the Test Roadshow aimed...
VIDEO Ian Rankin supporting Parkinson’s Awareness Week
Crime writer Ian Rankin is supporting Parkinson’s Awareness Week and we met him at Kiki’s café which is one of 270 cafes across the...
NHS Lothian launch mouth cancer awareness campaign
Dentists and surgeons in Edinburgh are anxious to get the message across about signs of mouth cancer. They are taking to the streets this...
The A to Z of Not Feeling Very Well
Our old man of Leith, Mike Smith, is not one for complaining about being unwell, much...
Here's his A to Z of not feeling very...
Edinburgh dementia cases will more than double by 2034
DEMENTIA - DO YOU RECOGNISE THE SIGNS?
One in two dementia sufferers don't know that they have it;
Cases set to increase by 65% in Edinburgh...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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