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SCOTTISH patients have demanded Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon end the "postcode lottery" in drug provision after a second person with a rare blood disorder was refused potentially life-prolonging treatment despite a plea from a top clinician. Retired barmaid Joyce Juszcak, 65, was refused the drug eculizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) on appeal by an NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde panel weeks after another patient William Devine died shortly after receiving his rejection...

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Sturgeon Urged to End Scotland's Drug Lottery

SCOTTISH patients have demanded Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon end the "postcode lottery" in drug provision after a second person with a rare blood disorder was refused potentially life-prolonging treatment despite a plea from a top clinician. Retired barmaid Joyce Juszcak, 65, was refused the drug eculizumab for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) on appeal by an NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde panel weeks after another patient William Devine died shortly after receiving his rejection...

Shake-Up of Power Supply to Push Bills Up Pound(S)160

CONSUMER groups have condemned a planned shake-up of Britain's power supply market as a regressive step which would increase domestic fuel bills and alarm people already struggling to heat their homes. They warned the plans announced by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne would lead to household energy costs rising by around pound(s)160 a year.

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Duo Reach Finishing Line in Cycling Odyssey

CHRIS Strother and Stuart Doyle celebrate finishing their Parthenon to Parthenon cycle at the National Monument in Edinburgh yesterday. The friends raised more than pound(s)3000 for St Columba's Hospice by completing the trip from Athens to the Athens of the North.

Nhs Daily Water Drinking Advice Is Debunked

NHS advice to drink eight glasses of water a day is "nonsense", according to an article published in the British Medical Journal. Dr Margaret McCartney, who is based in Glasgow, claims there is no reliable evidence to support the widespread belief that we should be drinking more water to promote good health.

Al Qaeda Issues a Call for Cyber-Jihad

AL QAEDA has explicitly called for "cyber-jihad" and there have been a series of attempts by terrorists to "invade" social networking sites, the UK Government has warned. The Government's new counter-terrorism strategy also states that those plotting attacks are increasingly using online technology to plan and disguise attacks and there will be more cyber-terrorism in the future, it said.

Pound(S)22m Paid to Just 19 Stars

THE amount of top talent earning more than pound(s)100,000 a year at the BBC has gone up, according to its accounts. The corporation paid 274 people six figure salaries in 2010/11 - up from 270 the year before.

Call for Bbc to Show More Scottish News

THE BBC should show more Scottish news and better report national issues such as sectarianism and alcohol abuse, a new report states. "Deeper analysis and a stronger sense of challenge" over major national issues is required at the BBC, the Audience Council for Scotland (ACS) says, as well as more Scottish news to counter a "continued bias towards news stories that only affect England".

Ambassador in First Scottish Visit

Magnificent Tall Ships Bow Out with Grace

A SPECTACULAR parade of more than 50 sailing ships gliding down the Clyde marked the end of the Tall Ships 2011 visit to Greenock. Spectators along the waterfront were treated to the stunning sight after a flypast by the world-famous Red Arrows.

D-Day for Future of Raf Bases

THE eagerly awaited announcement on which Scottish RAF base will survive the defence cuts is likely to be announced on Monday, UK Government sources indicated last night. The issue, now on David Cameron's desk, is likely to be signed off at a special Cabinet meeting on Friday.

Mine Death Rival Profiteering Claim

A MINING expert has been accused of attempting to profit from a disaster in New Zealand that claimed the lives of 29 workers, including two Scots. Don Elder had told an inquiry into the tragedy that killed the miners that financial pressures may have forced mine owners Pike River Coal to cut corners.

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