News alerts: w/b 30th January 2010

 

Please find below details of selected public health-related news stories that were reported in the above week. ScotPHO is not responsible for the content or reliability of the linked news articles / publications and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Please note that some of the linked websites may require registration whilst others may require payment to view archived articles. Information on how we compile the news alerts pages is available on the ScotPHO website.

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Saturday 30th January

Office for National Statistics publish latest alcohol consumption figures for the UK

News article: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health-news/2010/01/30/new-figures-show-scots-drink-less-than-rest-of-boozed-up-britain-86908-22005962/

ONS report: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=5756

Health Protection Scotland publishes fifth report on hand hygiene

News article: http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/health/Lothian-doctors-scrub-up-well.6029044.jp

Health Protection Scotland report: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/news/spdetail.aspx?id=331

Sunday 31st January

Scottish Crime and Justice Survey reveals increasing use of illegal drugs by middle classes in Scotland

News article: http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/health/Drug-use-more-rife-in.6029541.jp

Report: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/01/22152358/0

Tuesday 2nd February

Lancet publishes retraction of 1998 article linking triple jab with autism and bowel disease

News article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493753.stm 

Lancet article: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60175-7/fulltext

Wednesday 3rd February

Alzheimer's Research Trust reports on the costs of dementia and the need for research funding

News article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8493248.stm

Dementia 2010 report: http://www.dementia2010.org/

Thursday 4th February

Health Protection Scotland publishes latest influenza update

Scottish Government news release: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/02/04135019

Report: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/resp/publicationsdetail.aspx?id=43851

Health Protection Scotland reports rise in cases of "barbecue bug" in 2009

News article: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/39Barbecue-bug39-cases-rise-by.6041410.jp

Report: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/giz/wrdetail.aspx?id=43840&wrtype=6