http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/healthScottish Health News | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedSat, 26 May 2012 15:35:02 PDTCopyright 2012 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoScottish Health News | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/radical-surgery-gives-rhys-new-life.17659957http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/radical-surgery-gives-rhys-new-life.17659957A SCOTS youngster has been saved from spending the rest of his life in a wheelchair after a ground-breaking operation to straighten his spine.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/quigley-speaks-of-elusive-pregnancy-effect-on-ms.17667605http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/quigley-speaks-of-elusive-pregnancy-effect-on-ms.17667605ONE of Scotland's highest profile multiple sclerosis sufferers has spoken of how her symptoms almost vanished during pregnancy in a mysterious phenomenon that continues to puzzle researchers.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/breakthrough-for-male-contraceptive.17683576http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/breakthrough-for-male-contraceptive.17683576SCOTTISH scientists claim they are close to making a new type of male contraceptive after finding a gene that is essential for the development of sperm.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/schizophrenia-drug-may-fight-cancer.17687666http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/schizophrenia-drug-may-fight-cancer.17687666A DRUG used to treat schizophrenia may provide an effective weapon against treatment-resistant cancers, research suggests.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/hospital-a-e-turned-away-rabies-patient.17691963http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/hospital-a-e-turned-away-rabies-patient.17691963AN investigation has been launched into how a woman suffering from rabies was reportedly turned away from a hospital emergency department.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/caesarean-birth-link-to-obesity.17667635http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/caesarean-birth-link-to-obesity.17667635CHILDREN delivered by caesarean section are more than twice as likely to be obese by the time they are three than youngsters born naturally.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/clot-busting-drug-aids-stroke-victims.17677761http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/clot-busting-drug-aids-stroke-victims.17677761STROKE victims given a clot-busting drug after an attack recover better than those who do not receive the treatment, according to the world's biggest trial of the medicine.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/patient-in-the-uk-has-rabies.17680950http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/patient-in-the-uk-has-rabies.17680950A CASE of rabies has been confirmed in the UK.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/salmond-talks-boost-for-pompe-patients.17681168http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/salmond-talks-boost-for-pompe-patients.17681168SCOTS sufferers of a rare muscle-wasting disease are hopeful of a breakthrough in their battle for a drug rejected for use on the NHS after a "very positive" meeting with the First Minister.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/parkinsons-study-discovers-switch.17667332http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/parkinsons-study-discovers-switch.17667332A MOLECULAR "switch" that could explain how certain genes protect the brain from Parkinson's disease has been discovered by Scottish scientists.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/nhs-staff-failing-to-identify-or-treat-obesity.17667463http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/nhs-staff-failing-to-identify-or-treat-obesity.17667463THE NHS in Scotland is "fighting a losing battle" against childhood obesity after a new study revealed that three-quarters of health staff do not know how to diagnose or treat it.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/sufferers-of-rare-disease-in-last-ditch-drug-appeal.17637254http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/sufferers-of-rare-disease-in-last-ditch-drug-appeal.17637254SCOTS sufferers of a rare muscle-wasting disease are to meet the First Minister this week to urge him to intervene after their health boards rejected applications for the only drug that will prevent their conditions from deteriorating.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/pompe-disease-the-facts.17659843http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/pompe-disease-the-facts.17659843l Pompe disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type II, is a metabolic disorder that causes muscle weakness throughout the body.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/patients-face-wait-of-up-to-25-minutes-for-help-to-eat.17660426http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/patients-face-wait-of-up-to-25-minutes-for-help-to-eat.17660426INSPECTORS have criticised a Scottish hospital after finding that elderly patients were waiting up to 25 minutes before staff helped them eat and drink at meal-times.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/if-im-in-a-wheelchair-how-much-will-it-cost-the-council.17637521http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/if-im-in-a-wheelchair-how-much-will-it-cost-the-council.17637521LYNN Millar, from Troon, has spent the past four years trying to get the drug she knows could stop her Pompe disease in its tracks.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/epilepsy-stereotypes-put-young-people-at-risk.17656889http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/epilepsy-stereotypes-put-young-people-at-risk.17656889Widespread stereotypes are putting young people with epilepsy at risk, according to a charity.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/tories-call-on-the-eu-to-challenge-snp-plan-for-minimum-drink-pricing.17600230http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/tories-call-on-the-eu-to-challenge-snp-plan-for-minimum-drink-pricing.17600230THE Scottish Tories were last night accused of being hypocritical "wreckers" after they urged Europe to challenge the SNP's plan to end the sale of bargain booze despite backing it themselves.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/warning-over-staffing-level-at-childrens-heart-unit.17634629http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/warning-over-staffing-level-at-childrens-heart-unit.17634629URGENT action is required to prevent the heart unit at Scotland's leading children's hospital becoming unsafe, according to an independent review.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/new-knee-operation-developed.1337950456http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/new-knee-operation-developed.1337950456A PIONEERING knee operation for arthritis sufferers which can halve recovery times has been developed, surgeons say.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/probe-as-babies-wrapped-in-towels.17634476http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/probe-as-babies-wrapped-in-towels.17634476HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has ordered an "urgent investigation" after it emerged babies born at a maternity hospital were being wrapped in towels because of a shortage of blankets.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/norovirus-patients-entered-hospital-with-bug.17636975http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/norovirus-patients-entered-hospital-with-bug.17636975HEALTH officials have urged people to ensure they maintain good hand hygiene after it emerged several patients affected by an outbreak of norovirus had contracted the bug before coming into hospital.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/hospital-staff-shortage-puts-children-at-risk.17637602http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/hospital-staff-shortage-puts-children-at-risk.17637602STAFF shortages are threatening care at a children's heart unit in Glasgow, an independent review has warned.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/two-patients-dead-after-new-outbreak-of-superbug.17626056http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/two-patients-dead-after-new-outbreak-of-superbug.17626056TWO patients have died in hospital after contracting Norovirus in the second deadly outbreak of the winter vomiting bug to strike Scotland in less than a week.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/surgeons-call-for-dedicated-network-of-trauma-units.17626247http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/surgeons-call-for-dedicated-network-of-trauma-units.17626247SCOTS trauma victims are being let down by a level of care in Scotland that lags behind the rest of the world, leading surgeons have warned.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/sight-test-success-for-researchers.17622207http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/sight-test-success-for-researchers.17622207SCOTTISH scientists say tests on a device that could restore sight to patients suffering from a common cause of blindness have produced "encouraging" results.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/highland-health-care-under-doctors-orders.17622569http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/highland-health-care-under-doctors-orders.17622569Poultry buried to treat neurological conditions, deaths uncertified, do-it-yourself child delivery; and a handful of doctors and nurses to cover vast areas of the country.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/mental-health-concerns.17625772http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/mental-health-concerns.17625772MORE than 800,000 adults in Scotland do not know where to go for help if they have concerns about their mental health, a YouGov poll has revealed.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/mental-distraction-reduces-pain-effect.17625988http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/mental-distraction-reduces-pain-effect.17625988Mental distraction really can reduce pain, and the effect is not just in the mind, research has shown.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/meal-times-could-affect-your-weight.17625990http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/meal-times-could-affect-your-weight.17625990Weight may depend as much on when you eat as what.http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/computer-games-help-stroke-victims.17619373http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/computer-games-help-stroke-victims.17619373A computer game in which players perform circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke.nonadult