Elderly care is 'inadequate'
The quality of nursing care received by elderly patients - particularly those in nursing homes - is inadequate, according to a study from the University of Dundee
Scottish Primary Care April 2003
Clinical technology centre opens
A new clinical technology centre for the development and implementation of IT solutions to support patient care in Tayside has opened at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee
Scottish Primary Care April 2003
Good news for lovers of dark chocolate
Eat dark chocolate Easter eggs this Sunday because dark chocolate can improve your health, says researchers at Dundee University
The Courier 18.04.03
Dark secret is revealed by researchers
As above
Press & Journal 18.04.03
Chocoholics can eat up
As above
Press & Journal 18.04.03
Election views on air
BBC Radio Scotland's Lesley Riddoch Show will stage a hustings programme at the Tav Bar, Dundee University Students' Association, from noon-2pm today
The Courier 18.04.03
Evacuation at Dundee factory after toxic spill
A toxic chemical spill at a Dundee factory created a cloud of potentially lethal chlorine gas yesterday. Dr James Anderson, a reader in surface chemistry at Dundee University, explained the dangers that had been faced by the firefighters and employees
Press & Journal 18.04.03
TV channel back on track
What is expected to be the world's first fully computer-generated TV channel featuring a 24-hour horse racing stimulation and management game is back on course for launch later this year. Chris van der Kuyl, the president and chief executive of VIS Entertainment, said the project was now on "full steam ahead"
The Courier 18.04.03
Design and computing combined for the first time
The first university course in the UK to combine the study of design and computing was launched at Dundee University yesterday
Press & Journal 17.04.03
Applications stampede for new design courses
As above
The Courier 17.04.03
Cancer scanner launch soon?
A hand-held cancer scanner under development at Dundee University for more than a year is to be the subject of a nationwide publicity launch in London in a matter of weeks
The Courier 17.04.03
Surgeons concerned over threat to patients
Researchers in Dundee have uncovered widespread concern among surgeons about a common post-operative condition which poses a "serious threat to patients"
The Courier 17.04.03
Ghedex evokes tremendous response from students
MUSCAT - The Gulf Higher Education Exhibition, Ghedex 2003, has evoked tremendous response from students seeking higher education opportunities in world-class varsities and institutes. A notable name among the participants from the United Kingdom is the University of Dundee renowned for the invention of Radar, liquid crystal displays and keyhole surgery, bsides a Nobel prize winner
Oman Daily Observer 16.04.03
New lunchtime concert series
A series of Friday lunchtime concerts begins in Dundee University Chaplaincy this week with the singers and instrumentalists of the University Bach Consort in two short concert-aria cantatas from a set of seven by the Danish baroque composer Dietrich Buxtehude
The Courier 16.04.03
TICR to be built in hospital courtyard
New accommodation to house the Institute of Cardiovascular Research will rise in a courtyard at Ninewells Hospital
Evening Telegraph 15.04.03
Green belt lecture
Dundee University lecturer David Rice, will address the St Andrews Green Belt Forum at a free public meeting next Tuesday at 7pm at St Andrews University
Evening Telegraph 15.04.03
Research institute to rise in hospital courtyard
New accommodation to house the Institute of Cardiovascular Research will rise in a courtyard at Ninewells Hospital
The Courier 15.04.03
Canada trip for team
A Dundee-based media and visual arts team is one if this year's recipients of the Paul D. Fleck Fellowships of the Arts, which will take them to Canada
The Courier 14.04.03
Aspirin a day doubles chance of a long life
The first mathematical study of the effects of aspirin on life-span has found that people taking a tablet a day could a much as double their chances of reaching 90
Sunday Times 13.04.03
Gene drug firm seeks public records
A Scottish biotech company is planning a deal with NHS hospitals to gain access to patients' medical records and genetic material which it would use to create new cancer drugs. Cyclacel, the Dundee-based company founded by cancer expert Sir David Lane, described the arrangement as a public private partnership (PPP)
Sunday Herald 13.04.03
Environment worth £17bn to economy
The natural environment is worth at least £17 billion every year to the Scottish economy, far outstripping the contribution of any individual industry. The study was carried out by a group of experts from the government's green watchdog, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), along with consultants Firn Crichton Roberts and Dundee University
Sunday Herald 13.04.03
Fear in the air
The mystery illness which has so far claimed 120 lives and infected more than 3100 people in 21 countries around the globe was last week formally identified as the new form of the same virus that causes the common cold. Dr David Brighty, a virologist at Dundee University, says: "Many, if not all emerging viruses, have natural animal reservoirs and these viruses may be transferred to humans through exposure to infected animals.
Sunday Herald 13.04.03
Bush lacks the forces for occupation
Iraq could face years of disorder, a leading expert on international relations warned yesterday as the global squabbling intensified over who should police the post-Saddam state. Dr Norrie MacQueen, head of politics at Dundee University, said America could be forced to beg the United Nations for help
The Herald 12.04.03
Bright future for Leanchoil
Plans have been finalised to give Leanchoil Hospital in Forres a bright, new look. Ensuring staff have the tools to offer better care will be Sister Sonia Quinton, who has recently achieved a degree in care of the elderly at the University of Dundee, and whose interest in responding to needs in the community prompted her to organise study days for Leanchoil staff on a variety of topics to benefit elderly patients, such as oral hygiene, falls clinics, dietary advice and related issues.
http://www.forres-gazette.co.uk/news.asp?storyvar=3191&font_size=1# 17.04.03
Anti-Aging Supplements Give Hope, but No Proof
Scientists say there is no solid research to support the hype about these all-natural products, which are available without a prescription in stores that sell dietary supplements and over the Internet. However, many of those same scientists insist that the concept of a hormone secretagogue - that is, a compound that can trigger the release of vital chemical messengers in the body - holds great promise. Physiologist Michael J. Rennie of the University of Dundee in Scotland, who has studied growth hormone for 30 years, criticizes the use of growth hormones to aid athletic performance in this month's British Journal of Sports Medicine
http://www.newsday.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=ny%2Ddscolumn3221187apr15§ion=%2Fnews%2Fhealth 16.04.03
The 'lost medics' win their degree of recognition
It is a degree late, but it has been welcomed nonetheless by the class of 1967, now known in some academic circles as "the lost medics"
The Herald 18.04.03
Marriage of science and poetry
A project which examines the special relationship between poets and scientists came to Dundee yesterday with performance and debate at DCA
The Courier 14.04.03
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