Health
Scots raising awareness of the world’s toughest cancer
A group of dedicated Scots are getting ready to mark World Pancreatic Cancer Day tomorrow (Thursday). This is a global movement driven by the need to raise awareness of the symptoms and risks of the world’s toughest cancer, and the urgency for earlier diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. In nearly every country, pancreatic cancer is…
Read MoreHealthy v sedentary lifestyles put on the spot
The contrasting lifestyle of two Scots is put in focus this weekend, showing the difference between sedentary and healthy living. While the damage is devastating it’s never too late to make a change – and a new TV series sets out to prove it. Laid Bare is a new three-part series from BBC Scotland, introducing…
Read More10 health fads which have come to Scotland
Scotland has seen its fair share of fads aimed at fixing all that ails us. While some have stuck around, we can be glad that others have failed to last the distance. Here’s 10 treatments that would either kill or cure… or do nothing at all! 1. Hydrotherapy Water therapy came to Scotland in 1843…
Read MoreWhy are Scots dying earlier than rest of the UK?
A new television series is to investigate why Scots die younger than anyone else in the UK. For many of us work is less active, hobbies more sedentary, our lives are more stressful and sleep is harder to come by. While the damage is devastating it’s never too late to make a change – and this…
Read MoreHer life was ruined by a blood transfusion
This is the truly tragic tale of how one woman’s life has been affected by one of the UK’s biggest medical scandals –blood transfusion contamination. Gill Fyffe received the transfusion after undergoing a traumatic birth. Several unexplained side-effects followed and seven years later she was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. Now in seriously deteriorating health and…
Read MoreDollar Academy tackles concussion with SportScotland
Dollar Academy has become one of the first schools in Scotland to support SportScotland’s guidelines on the early management of sporting head injury. They are including the ‘If in the doubt, sit them out’ logo on their first XV rugby strips. The independent school’s commitment to the SportScotland initiative is one of several measures the…
Read MoreNew Scottish health food hits the shelves
A new health food with a difference has been produced in Scotland. Podberry is pea snack which has just secured its first national listing and is on sale from Morrisons stores across Scotland. The UK’s first freeze-dried seasoned snack, created on the fourth generation family farm in Perthshire, initially began its journey to development in…
Read MoreEnjoy a wee walk in the UK’s biggest national park
Wee Walks Week is back again next month, encouraging us to get out and about in Scotland. Walking is the best form of exercise – and completely free – and walkers are being encouraged to get active in the UK’s biggest National Park. From the 9–15 September the Cairngorms National Park is celebrating and promoting…
Read MoreWhen Scotland offered the world the waters of life
A happy coincidence of tourism and therapy made Scotland’s hydropathic hotels a Victorian sensation, but their popularity just couldn’t last. The stereotypical view of 19th-century Scottish industry is not the most romantic of pictures: coal-mining across the Central Belt to fuel the Empire; shipbuilding on Clydeside to defend the Empire and to extend its commercial…
Read MoreShaping up with £250,000 fitness & spa investment
An iconic Scottish hotel is putting fitness first after the completion of an impressive £250,000 improvement programme in its spa and fitness facilities. Trump Turnberry, the iconic resort on the Ayrshire coast, has also announced the appointment of a new fitness manager and nail specialist. Committed to the wellness of guests, the new, cutting edge…
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