There are many good reasons why owning a pet can improve health and well-being but dog owners may be top of the league when it comes to heart health.
Walking Your Dog Is Good For Your Heart
Lifelines Scotland: Support for Emergency Workers
Mental health and wellbeing support for Scotland’s Emergency Workers has been boosted with funding of £138,000 for Lifelines Scotland.
Can friendships cross generations? Loneliness Research
The study will also look at any differences between younger and older people in terms of the way that they respond to their friends as opposed to strangers.
High Percentage of Premature Births in Scotland Demonstrates the Need to Reduce Health Inequalities
The rise in premature births in Scotland is highlighted in ‘A Summary of the Health of the Nation’, the Annual Report for the Chief Medical Officer 2018.
The Pit & The Wasteland
“The Pit, is when you feel that you’re at the bottom of a deep pit – the sides are high, and trap you. It’s dark in the pit.”
Pedal Power
Once both a plaything of the wealthy and a means of liberation to the worker the bicycle allowed men and women a freedom of movement they had never before experienced.
Endometriosis: My Personal Account
“March is the official endometriosis awareness month. As a person who suffers from it, I decided to share my story, and increase the knowledge of this condition, as many people still don’t know about it.”
Break the Barriers: Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders
Knowing the signs of eating disorders and being more aware of the issue is the focus of Eating Disorders Week 2019
Healthcare Provision Post Brexit
The EHIC is a free card which “gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 28 EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country.”
Scotland’s Health: “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.”
The following statistics are for November in 2016,2017 and 2018.
