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Holyrood urged to back safe drug injection room in Glasgow
Public health minister Aileen Campbell is set to call on the Scottish Parliament to back a safe injecting room for drug users. ....
Scientists hail machine which keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body pre-transplant
A groundbreaking machine that keeps a liver functioning outside the body for up to 24 hours before transplantation could have a “transformative effect”...
Put sugar tax on smoothies, say doctors
SCOTLAND’S leading doctors have called for the sugar tax to be extended to smoothies, milkshakes and energy drinks in a bid to cut...
Regulators should be ready to ‘break up’ tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Google
INTERNATIONAL and national regulators should consider breaking up tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to end their effective monopolies over some of...
To ban or not to ban: Britain’s headache over Russian propaganda
RT is propaganda. The Kremlin owned, funded and managed channel does not really pretend otherwise. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16168558.To_ban_or_not_to_ban__Britain___s_headache_over_Russian_propaganda/?ref=rss
Schools who text parents about homework ‘achieve better results’
SENDING texts to parents about their children’s homework and upcoming tests is an effective way of improving school results, according to experts. ....
Camley’s Cartoon on Thursday, April 19
Framed prints of Steven Camley’s cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16169684.Camley_s_Cartoon_on_Thursday__April_19/?ref=rss
Ken Smith’s Diary: That’s sweet, A turn-on and Fruit reply
Thursday musings from The Diary . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16168697.Ken_Smith_s_Diary__That_s_sweet__A_turn_on_and_Fruit_reply/?ref=rss
Dr Hans Asperger involved in deaths of children under the Nazis , report claims
HANS Asperger, the respected Austrian paediatrician whose name describes a form of high-functioning autism, actively assisted in the murder of disabled children by...
Families being ‘routinely charged’ for basic classroom resources
PARENTS are increasingly being charged for basic materials in school subjects such as art, drama and home economics, experts have warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16168453.Families_being____routinely_charged____for_basic_classroom_resources/?ref=rss
