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STROKE 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.

SCOTS 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.

THE 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.

LYNN Millar, from Troon, has spent the past four years trying to get the drug she knows could stop her Pompe disease in its tracks.

l Pompe disease, also known as glycogen storage disease type II, is a metabolic disorder that causes muscle weakness throughout the body.

THE 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.

HEALTH 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.

HEALTH 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.

A computer game in which players perform circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke.

Poultry 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.

Mental distraction really can reduce pain, and the effect is not just in the mind, research has shown.

TWO 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.

HOSPITAL superbug infections in Scotland fell by more than one-third last year as methods to stop bugs spreading proved effective.

A genetic "map" of breast cancer has been drawn, revealing the varied landscape of the disease in more detail than ever before.