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Examines the incidence of parasuicide among unemployed men in Edinburgh, Scotland. Psychological and social impairment among the unemployed; Impact of economic recession; Proportion of unemployed men.

The article focuses on the possible reasons for the continuing low HIV prevalence among Glasgow's injecting drug users. It makes a study of injecting drug users in Edinburgh and Glasgow to find out the differential rates of HIV victims. The result of the survey revealed that Glasgow, which is only forty miles down the motorway from Edinburgh, has fairly minimal occurrence of HIV in injected drug users than Edinburgh. Edinburgh, on the other hand has been dubbed as the "AIDS City" because of its HIV prevalence, which amounted to 50 percent of the injecting drug users. The relatively low rate of HIV in injecting drug users in Glasgow, which appears to have stabilized at 1 or 2 percent has called for some sociological explanations, which this article provides with. The World Health Organization has conducted interviews and serial period prevalence studies of HIV infection involving eleven countries. Injected drug users were eligible for participation if they had injected drugs in two months prior to interviews.

Examines impact of housing conditions on ill health Edinburgh, Scotland. Evidence on emotional distress prevalence among settlers in damp houses; Association between living in mouldy houses and children health; Factors causing respiratory problems.