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By Stuart Nicolson BAD parenting is partly to blame for Scotland's appalling health record, the country's most senior doctor claimed yesterday.

By Helen Puttick TWO pictures of the brain are displayed on the screen behind Chief Medical Officer Dr Harry Burns - and the image on the left is much larger than the one on the right. This scan was taken from a typical, healthy three-year-old.

By HELEN PUTTICK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE care children receive from parents in their early years may affect their physical health as adults, Scotland's most senior doctor said yesterday.

By CAROLINE WILSON THE nation's health is improving as the smoking ban and improved diets start to take effect, Scotland's top doctor said today.