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Male-only screening for aneurysms to be introduced by 2011

The first male-only screening service run by the NHS in Scotland � to spot potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms � will begin in 2011, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.

The first male-only screening service run by the NHS in Scotland - to spot potentially lethal abdominal aortic aneurysms - will begin in 2011, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon announced yesterday.