A row over funding for Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS is to go to the Court of Appeal. The manufacturer of one drug - Aricept - has been fighting a decision to restrict access to patients in the later stages of the disease.
Being a slob puts you at risk of mental health problems, experts have warned. A lack of physical activity leads to depression and dementia, evidence presented at the British Nutrition Foundation conference shows.
Depression may increase the risk of the bone disorder osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women, a study suggests. A US study found 17% of depressed women but just 2% of those not depressed, had thinner bone in a part of the hip.
Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander has demanded that the SNP government outlines how it will spend Westminster cash to help disabled youngsters. She claimed there was no clear indication how the £34m would be used.
Plans to convert a former health clinic on the Isle of Man into a residential centre for adults with learning disabilities are to be discussed.
The government has missed its target to recruit 2,500 community matrons to care for people with long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma. The highly-trained nurses' care was intended to stop patients yo-yoing between GPs and hospitals in England.