Toddlers ‘need varied diet low in sugar’
Nutritionists have issued new guidance on what toddlers should eat to stay healthy, including limiting sugary cereals, salty crisps and fruit juice.
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Chief executive vows to make NHS Tayside one of Scotland’s best performing health boards
The chief executive of NHS Tayside said the health board can become one of the best performing in Scotland.
Number of stroke doctors needs to rise by a third – report
Stroke survivors living with a disability will rise by a third by 2035, doctors have said as they warned the UK needs far more specialists in stroke medicine.
‘Failing’ drugs policies blamed for rising deaths
Drugs policy “failures” have been blamed for the rising death toll in Scotland.
Drug policy reform urged as Scotland records biggest ever deaths total
Politicians and medics are calling for an urgent overhaul of drug policy after new figures indicated Scotland’s drugs deaths are at their worst level since records began, with the highest reported rate in Europe.
Drug deaths rate in Scotland ‘worse than any other country in Europe’
More than 1,100 people died from drugs in Scotland last year, new figures indicate – the worst total since records began, and higher than the reported rate for any other EU country.
Union chiefs slam ‘inconceivable’ NHS Tayside decision on healthcare assistants’ pay
Union chiefs have slammed the "inconceivable" decision of NHS Tayside to confirm backdated pay increases for healthcare assistants who are members of Unison, while leaving others as they were.
GSK hails major step forward for ovarian cancer treatment
GlaxoSmithKline has hailed a major step forward for an ovarian cancer drug it acquired last year, announcing that it has been effective in stopping the spread of ovarian cancer.
READERS’ LETTERS: How can this healthcare system be fair?
Madam, – My poor 90-year-old father-in-law who has terminal bowel cancer, dementia, asbestosis, familial tremors, double incontinence, and limited mobility, has been discharged for the third time from Roxburghe House, the specialist palliative care unit in Dundee, because he is not unwell enough to remain there.
Djokovic dismisses vegan term, saying: ‘I don’t like labels’
Novak Djokovic puts his good health and swift injury recovery times down to his plant-based diet – just don’t call him a vegan.