Scotlandâs suicide rate up in last two decades
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The suicide cases in Scotlandâs poorest areas have increased drastically in the last two decades, the research shows. The study - which was based on the data collected from General Register Office for Scotland
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The death rate from injury in the United States is rising this decade after declining since the late 1970s, spurred by increases in accidental poisonings and suicides, health officials said on Thursday.
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The number of children placed on  protection registers in Scotland  increases, according to figures.
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US war veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide than ordinary civilians, a study suggests.
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This article is primarily about the alarming rise in doctors prescribing antidepressant drugs for children, especially in the UK, where the rate has skyrocketed by 68% over just two years.
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THE number of Scots diagnosed with HIV has risen to the highest quarterly total on record, according to figures published yesterday.
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THE use of antidepressants in children has soared in the past ten years, according to a new study. In Britain, such prescriptions rose by 70per cent between 1992 and 2001, with
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Fewer people in Scotland are dying from heart disease and strokes, official figures reveal.
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The number of inmates killing themselves in prisons in England and Wales rose significantly in 2007, figures show.
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Suicide is one of the biggest killers of young men across Scotland, it is warned.
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The suicide rate among preteen and teenage girls rose to its highest level in 15 years, and hanging surpassed guns as the preferred method, federal health officials reported Thursday.
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A sharp increase in the number of middle-aged people drinking themselves to death was revealed yesterday
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Figures reveal a doubling in the number of people in Scotland diagnosed with alcoholic liver disease.
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Cancers among children and older teenagers are increasing more quickly in Europe than 30 years ago, according to a major study published today.
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EDUCATION has long been regarded as a strength of the Scottish nation, but recent trends raise the question of whether we might have squandered our inheritance.
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The internet may be fuelling a rise in suicide pacts, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
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Counselling in schools is included in an action plan to reduce suicide levels in Wales says the health minister.