The result is positive. My partner and I are thrilled. Tears prick our cheeks and we embrace each other as we revel in the joy of our future. I tell my mum and my best friend. Everyone is thrilled. I started to get sick...

So the results of National Sickie Day are in. Following the work day that is reportedly the most popular for people to call in sick (first Monday ...

There have been 46 outbreaks of suspected norovirus in hospitals over the past two weeks, with more than half of them leading to ward closures or rest...

American scientists are developing a nasal spray that protects the body against the norovirus bug. Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in T...

Commuter rage could be damaging your health, according to new research. Swedish scientists have discovered that those who travel to work by car or pub...

Whenever human beings gather to celebrate, food and drink is there - wetting babies' heads, birthday cakes, parties, the Christmas dinner, the wedding breakfast. But it's also there at the more wan and sorrowful times, often in a quieter, more humbler guise; it has a part to play in healing the sick, and eventually, in the final commemoration of our lives.