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Park, McGlynn and McGhee gain recognition
Sports.Scotsman.com (31/12/08)
Champion rower and charity fundraiser Owen McGhee is to receive the MBE for services to sport and to charity.

Stephen Glover Column
Mail Online (11/12/08)
None of us wants to be kept alive for ever. But we must never give the state the power to finish us off

 
Wife defends suicide documentary
BBC Online 10/12/08
The wife of a man whose assisted suicide was filmed for television has defended a programme about his death.

Parents escape assisted suicide charges
The Herald (10/12/08)
No charges are to be brought against the parents of a paralysed rugby player who went to Switzerland for an assisted suicide, it was announced yesterday.

Standards for Neurological Services Proposed in Scotland
PJ Online (25/11/08)
Draft NHS standards for neurological services have been published in Scotland.

Rob gets on his bike again for charity
Berwickshire News (21/11/08)
COLDSTREAM cyclist Rob Smith put all his efforts to good use last week when he handed over the fruits of his labour to charity.

Motor Neurone Discovery
Herald (18/11/08)
Scientists have identified a molecule that may be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurodegenerative conditions.
 

Paul leaps for Scottish charity
Fraserburgh Herald (14/11/08)
A FORMER Academy pupil Paul Main recently under took a parachute jump for the Scottish Motor Neurone Association.

Our fallen soldiers deserve no less
Hawick News (13/11/08)
Derek Robertson is the author of 'All These Fine Fellows: Hawick and The Great War' priced £10 inc p&p, all proceeds will be donated to the Scottish MND Association.
 

Warning over online 'miracle cures'
The Independant (10/11/08)
Patients should not place "false hope" in promises made by untested internet miracle cures, medical experts warned today.
 

Updated Monday 5 Jan 2009