News archive from 4 March 2013

Record three million in UK have diabetes
A record three million people have been diagnosed with diabetes in Britain, according to research. The figure – equivalent to 4.6 per cent of the UK population – is growing and experts warned it was a “grim staging post towards a public health...
Confusion over new salt research
“Salt is GOOD for you,” according to claims in the Daily Mail. The newspaper challenged conventional health advice by suggesting that “eating more could even lower the chances of heart disease”. However, these claims are somewhat unjustified as they...

NHS boards ‘must do more’ on needless deaths
TOUGH questions must be asked about the quality of patient care in Scotland to avoid the NHS being hit by major failures, a former health board chairman has said. Brian Cavanagh, former chair of NHS Lothian, said non-executive members of NHS boards...
More evidence for Mediterranean diet
Eating a Mediterranean diet “can reduce the risk of developing conditions such as diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure”, The Daily Telegraph has today reported. Mediterranean diets are typically high in fruit and vegetables, low in meat and use...
Obesity gene linked to deadly skin cancer risk
A GENE linked to obesity and over-eating may also increase the risk of the most deadly form of skin cancer, research has shown. People with a particular DNA modification within the FTO gene may be more likely to develop malignant melanoma. Previous...
£2.1m for system to monitor NHS performance
A DATA system being introduced across NHS Scotland should help identify areas where improvement is needed, health secretary Alex Neil has said. Funding of £2.1 million will be invested in the new system which measures the performance of health boards...

Papal vote preparations start in earnest at Vatican
The idea is to have the new pope elected during next week and officially installed several days later so he can preside over the Holy Week ceremonies starting with Palm Sunday on March 24 and culminating in Easter the following Sunday. The general...
£2.1m injection to ‘help improve NHS’
A DATA system being introduced across NHS Scotland should help identify areas where improvement is needed, health secretary Alex Neil has said. Funding of £2.1 million will be invested in the new system which measures the performance of health boards...
Can Russia Modernise? Sistema, Power Networks And Informal Governance
Modernisation in the West's political parlance can mean almost anything from the unhindered plundering of another country's natural resources to the much in vogue "regime change." Yet in this book Alena Ledeneva, singles out the three...

Edinburgh and Glasgow could join forces for events
VisitScotland is predicting that Edinburgh and Glasgow will regularly be joining forces to stage major events and conferences over the next decade. Chairman Mike Cantlay said the new facilities being completed in the two cities, combined with improved...

Brian Ferguson: Failed film plans are horror show
THE relatively recent history of Edinburgh is littered with what one would generously describe as pipe-dreams. It's pretty wearying stuff when you begin to add them up from the last couple of decades. Teardrop-shaped hotels in the middle of the Forth,...

NORTH LONDON CRUNCH: TOTTENHAM 2 - ARSENAL 1
ARSENE WENGER was first down the tunnel yesterday and now finds himself in one with no light at the end of it. This defeat looks like ensuring that what was already a disappointing season becomes a dismal one. Goals from Gareth Bale and Aaron...

NEIL LENNON UP FOR CUP
NEIL LENNON saluted his Celtic players after Saturday's 2-1 William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final win over St Mirren ensured their fight for silverware continues. With Celtic heading virtually unchallenged to another SPL crown,...

MURRAY STEELS SHOW FOR STAGS
MANSFIELD'S Man of Steel' James Murray forged a battling victory over bottom club Telford to take the Stags third in the Blue Square Bet Premier. Matt Green's 49th-minute winner sealed the Stags' ninth win in 10 matches but it was his Captain Marvel...

PLYMOUTH 2 - BARNET 1: RONAN HAILS HOME HELP
RONAN MURRAY says the Home Park faithful could be Plymouth's trump card in staving off the threat of relegation. Despite scrapping for their survival, only Bradford and Rotherham boast better average home attendances. Home Park's gate was boosted to...
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- 20:27 'Deserved the victory' - Tony Mowbray's verdict on Derby County's...
- 19:50 Boris Johnson cancels trip to North West over 'security concerns'
- 18:59 Crimes reported in and around Swadlincote in a single month
- 18:59 'Really worrying' - Steve Nicholson's video verdict from Derby...
- 18:59 Phillip Cocu's honest assessment of Derby County's away form after...
- 18:29 Derby County player ratings: Kieran Dowell short of confidence as...
- 17:46 'Awful' - Derby County fans furious after Blackburn defeat
- 17:03 Yob smashed ex's phone and punched her step father
- 17:03 Secret Service reviews Cosmo and tries to eat everything
- 17:01 Delays on A42 near Ashby as van gets 'stuck' in central reservation...
- 16:33 All the lonely hearts ads that have been published in the Burton Mail
- 15:50 Support for Derby mum wrongly accused of faking disability by Aldi...
- 15:50 Opinion: Don't give up on meat... but we do need to eat more...
- 15:50 Painter allows gang to grow £32,000 of cannabis in his lock-up
- 15:37 Jealous ex told mum 'I'm going to watch you die' as he strangled...
- 15:10 Bottomless brunch festival with unlimited Prosecco, gin and mimosas...
- 15:10 McDonald's staff spot drink-driver after he crashes in Abbey Lane...
- 15:07 Man arrested after report of sexual assault near nature reserve
- 15:07 'I feel sick' - Derby County fans are all saying the same thing...
- 14:37 Classic Christmas film screenings in cosy winter wonderland at...
- 14:37 Derby County team news v Blackburn Rovers - Phillip Cocu and Tony...
- 13:54 Amazon 'ruins Christmas' for mum and daughter with bad delivery
- 13:11 What to watch on TV this Christmas
- 12:54 Weekend recipe: Don’t be put off - try delicious scallops
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