Glasgow Green pro-cannabis event attracts hundreds of protesters openly smoking in the park
DESPITE hundreds of people arriving at Glasgow Green to protest against cannabis laws in the UK, half a dozen police officers made only five arrests.
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Jessica Bradford told she was ‘too young’ for cancer
A teenage girl was told she had a common yeast infection by doctors who failed to spot she had cervical cancer.
Elderly Scots millionairess leaves £1m to charity
A WOMAN has stunned her family and friends by leaving most of her secret £1.1 million fortune to help Scots suffering from cancer and heart disease.
Thousands die of thirst and poor care in NHS
At least 1,000 hospital patients are dying needlessly each month from dehydration and poor care by doctors and nurses, according to an NHS study.
A major new documentary series examines the state of elderly care
The facts are sobering. There are more pensioners than children living in Britain today. Two in every three hospital patients are aged over 65.
Bottle of wine a day ‘is not bad for you’: Leading scientist also claims those who exceed recommended dose could live longer than teetotallers
If you like to unwind with a glass of wine, then this might be the news youve been waiting for. Because according to a leading scientist, drinking just over a bottle a day wont harm your health.
Skin cancer rates ‘surge since 1970s’
The incidence of the most serious skin cancer in Great Britain is now five times higher than it was in the 1970s, figures show.
How dementia is changing me: My battle with an ever-shifting identity
Insofar as I had thought about dementia until then, I was unaware that the word had a verb form: he/she/it dements, they dement, we all dement.
Dementia services ‘not sustainable’, care review finds
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) says local authorities and health boards need to speed up the integration of health and social care services.
NHS waiting lists are at highest for 6 years with 2.8m waiting for surgery or other hospital procedures
There are now 2.89 million waiting for surgery or other hospital procedures, including nearly 550 who have been waiting for more than a year.