A study has shown some worrying facts regarding teenage drinking in Scotland. According to the research published in the scientific journal Pediatrics, every third teenager in Scotland becomes a binge drinker by the age of 13.

The faulty PIP breast implants issue has created a ruckus in the UK. Things have gone so over the top that Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has now decided to meet all the women who have undergone breast implant surgery.

As per reports, it has been revealed that Scottish Government has launched a campaign known as the Alcohol Behaviour Change. The campaign is especially designed for women to make them understand that alcohol consumption is not a healthy habit for body.

The data for 2010-11 revealed that increasingly elderly patients were readmitted in hospital for emergency care. The figures revealed by the Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, said 29,013 elderly patients who were in hospital for medical care got readmitted due to emergency. Another 11,873 aged people above 65 years who underwent surgery had to have an emergency readmission.

The Fostering Network Scotland revealed that there is extreme shortage of foster carers and in order to avoid crisis, thousands of foster carers would be needed by the end of next year.

Government is planning and working to get together health and social services closer resulting, which, GPs in the region soon can site their contracts being dissolved to Scottish control as part of the same plans.

Scotland Chief Medical Officer’s sixth annual report on the nation’s health has put forth mixed results about improvements on medical front. Sir Harry Burns said they have succeeded in bringing down death numbers caused due to cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Obesity is continue to increase its spell gradually, all over the world, and therefore can be considered as a rapidly growing health concern of the era.

With the intent of safeguarding millions of pounds lost by the industry every year, a research group from Scotland has come up with a novel portable method which can effectively identify counterfeit whiskey.

While applauding an announcement by the Scottish Government to stimulate the availability of insulin pumps for maximum number of patients, Martyn Carr, a student from Barrhead, has marked it as a very positive initiative to depict that the government has recognized the issue.