Molecular changes that switch genes on or off can set the stage for breast cancer many years before the disease is diagnosed, research suggests. Th...

It’s officially May. So despite the puddles, floods and rapidly more ridiculous-sounding drought warnings, let’s put thoughts of April showers beh...

According to new research by Asthma UK, over a third of sufferers are at risk of a potentially fatal asthma attack. A study of almost 25,000 peopl...

Hopes of developing anti-ageing drugs have been given a boost by new research involving an ingredient in red wine. Previous studies have shown that...

Around one in 20 prescriptions written by family doctors contain an error, according to a study published today. Most mistakes were classed as mild...

This idea that women are 'putting their children first' is entirely misleading, it seems to me. Women are merely putting work very firmly second.

Each year the results of the prestigious San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants come in - and with top chefs Heston Blumenthal, Claude Bosi and ...

According to a report in industry health magazine Pulse, doctors have been forced to sit through a surreal' training session - in how to prescribe par...

More than 200 confirmed cases of measles on Merseyside have contributed to the worst outbreak of the disease since 1988, according to the Health Prote...

The first UK clinical trials of an electronic eye implant designed to restore the sight of blind people have proved successful and "exceeded expectati...

After months of debate, the science journal Nature has finally published the first of two controversial papers US security advisers previously warned ...

According to the latest figures from Cancer Research UK, the number of men with prostate cancer in the UK has risen to 40,000, compared to just 14,000...

The adult sex toy industry is booming, according to The National Turk, who recently reported the Ningbo Yamei plastic toy factory in China sold more t...

Forget endless statistics and health warnings: during Sun Awareness Week, it only took one mother, Patricia Krentcil, to remind us of the dangers of s...

A mother today called for improvements to NHS staff training and systems after doctors failed on three occasions to identify an infection which killed...

Predictions of a stormy summer are cause for concern among Asthma experts, who point out that heavy rain can trigger serious attacks in sufferers. ...

New research has associated depressive symptoms in midlife, or late in life, with an increased risk of developing dementia. According to research, ...

Forget focusing on whether or not to add salt to your food, it seems that researchers may have found a link between black pepper and fat cells. ‘...

A fizzy drink that promises children one of their five-a-day portions of fruit and vegetables, will go on sale in McDonald's from next week. New dr...

Although some experts are touting ‘sour cherries’ as the next superfruit, is it really time to begin rolling out pastry for a health-boosting pie?...

A recent study that has appeared in the journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology links an ingredient in suncream to an increased chance of develop...

Britain is facing a "tsunami" of pain as the number of osteoarthritis cases soars in the future, a leading expert has warned. Increased life expect...

When patients and staff at Seattle Children's Hospital decided to make their own version of Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger', they might have hoped it woul...