WHISKY chiefs have made the extraordinary claim that the SNP's policy of minimum pricing on alcohol will cost the flagship Scottish industry a massive £600 million a year

THE NHS in Scotland sometimes fails to come up to the standards the public deserves, the health secretary admitted yesterday, as patients spoke of their own problems with the

AN ELECTION promise to give all primary school children free fruit has yet to be delivered by the Scottish Government, official figures show.

A 16-WEEK-OLD baby boy was fighting for his life last night after being diagnosed with botulism.

A SCOTTISH Government survey of drink prices has shown that minimum pricing will target cheap, high-strength products while leaving others untouched.

A PREMATURE baby was given 100 times the prescribed dose of a drug during treatment in hospital, the child's great-grandfather said yesterday.

ANOTHER person has died after contracting swine flu, bringing the total number of H1N1-related deaths in Scotland to 31, health officials said yesterday.

A FORMER professional footballer has landed a top health post as chief executive of NHS Borders.

A £550 MILLION contract to build one of the largest hospitals in the UK is to be awarded to the Australian company that built Wembley Stadium, it was claimed last night.

A BREAKTHROUGH by Scottish scientists could help lead to more successful treatments for women with breast cancer, research suggests.

SIR John Crofton - the medical pioneer whose work on tuberculosis is credited with saving many thousands of lives - has died, aged 97.

PATIENTS with arthritis will be able to monitor their disease online as part of a pilot project launched today.

AS MANY as one in seven people will experience tinnitus at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients with the condition, research claims.

A MOTHER who has frozen her newborn baby's umbilical cord as a health precaution yesterday heralded the move as a "potential life-saver".

The government has also decided that all unlisted CPSEs which have made profit in the past 3 years and have a positive networth should get listed on stock exchanges.

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a $4 billion federal educational aid to encourage schools to develop globally competitive standards to help their students take on 'folks in Beijing and Bangalore'.

The layoffs are expected to be across different locations and businesses. Sources said the number of possible lay-offs could be close to 800.

Khurshid said SFIO's investigation was limited to alleged corporate law violations by Satyam founder B Ramalinga Raju, and others.

Many CEOs believe the country's manufacturing sector has become increasingly competitive and the economy is shifting away from its reliance on the services sector, a path that could take advantage of the broad spectrum of the nation's labour force."

He however hinted that the corporate executives should think as responsible citizens before deciding on huge salaries.