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VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:45am CST

The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar.

VIDEO: Pakistan investigates drugs deaths

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:25am CST

Professor Javed Akram, who is leading the clinical investigation into contaminated medicines in Pakistan, explained how the problem was identified.

Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 8:07am CST

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back

Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:21am CST

Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:17pm CST

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

Posted: February 5th, 2012, 8:10pm CST

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

'Cycling gave me my freedom back'

Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 7:28pm CST

'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

Record 'legal highs detected'

Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:46am CST

A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.

Weekend hospital admission fears

Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 4:37am CST

Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.

Legionella Britons die in Spain

Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:58am CST

Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 6:07pm CST

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 2:40pm CST

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

Brains may be wired for addiction

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 1:03pm CST

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

Euro MPs reject new food labels

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:10am CST

Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".

When was the real baby boom?

Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 5:33am CST

Why 1920 was the biggest year for

Measures 'reduced suicide rate'

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:01pm CST

Measures introduced to the lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 6:00pm CST

Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

'Swan' family want genetic answer

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 9:51am CST

Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name"

Contraceptive pill recalled in US

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 4:48am CST

Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.

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Ulcer drugs 'link to fractures'

Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:09am CST

Women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke, US research suggests.

Science decodes 'internal voices'

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 10:29pm CST

Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients.

Online test to gauge asthma risk

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 7:17pm CST

A new online test is being launched that will help people with asthma gauge to what extent they are at risk from a serious attack.

Dutch unease over tobacco lobbying

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:12pm CST

Are Dutch officials too close to the tobacco industry?

Egyptian mothers take to the internet

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 6:11pm CST

Egyptian mothers take to the internet for help and advice

Europeans hit by deadly cold snap

Posted: January 31st, 2012, 3:45am CST

At least 30 people have died in Ukraine and 10 in Poland after a sudden drop in temperatures across much of central and eastern Europe.

Skin transformed into brain cells

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:13pm CST

Skin cells have been converted directly into cells which develop into the main components of the brain, by researchers in California.

Jail for rogue paper clip dentist

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 4:27pm CST

A Massachusetts dentist who used paper clips in root canals instead of metal posts is jailed after pleading guilty to assault and other charges.

VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 3:19pm CST

High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.

VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 1:29pm CST

A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box.

SA fears over 'leaking' condoms

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 11:33am CST

South Africa's leading HIV group warns that large numbers of "faulty" condoms handed out during the ANC centenary celebrations remain in circulation despite a recall.

Plan to tackle tropical diseases

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 10:55am CST

Politicians, health experts and drug companies have agreed a plan to combat 10 neglected tropical diseases over the next decade.

Why do some people never get depressed?

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:23am CST

Why do some people never get depressed?

In pictures: Fighting forgotten tropical diseases

Posted: January 30th, 2012, 6:21am CST

Pictures of the battle against neglected tropical diseases

'Take both arms' blood pressure'

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 8:40pm CST

Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine, says a University of Exeter study, because it is the difference between the arms that counts.

Testicular zap 'may stop sperm'

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 7:38pm CST

A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.

Bacterial disguise evades vaccine

Posted: January 29th, 2012, 12:47pm CST

Some bacteria can evade efforts to vaccinate against them by shifting their disguises, researchers have found.

Fake drugs in NHS never recovered

Posted: January 28th, 2012, 10:59pm CST

Fake drugs dispensed to NHS patients in 2007 have never been found and patients remain unaware of the incident, BBC investigation reveals

'I used to cry with pain at work'

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 6:34pm CST

'The operation that saved me from enduring pain'

VIDEO: Contaminated drugs given to 40,000

Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:08pm CST

More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.

More men 'have oral cancer virus'

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 7:27pm CST

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.

Breast implant boss faces charges

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:36pm CST

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 6:01pm CST

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

PIP - one woman's story

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:49am CST

Medical correspondent Fergus Walsh hears why Debbie Lewis chose implants

VIDEO: Rise in Pakistan heart drug deaths

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:01am CST

More than 100 people have now died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.

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VIDEO: '£6,000 to replace my burst PIP implants'

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 10:42am CST

Debbie Lewis had her PIP breast implants removed after they ruptured and leaked

VIDEO: Soldier's mind-control bionic op

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 9:07am CST

A Tyneside soldier travels to Austria for the first stage of a process to fit him with a bionic arm he will be able to control with his mind.

VIDEO: Injured soldiers to climb Everest

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 5:57am CST

A group of injured soldiers are training to climb Mount Everest for the charity Walking With The Wounded

Should all skiers wear helmets?

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:59am CST

Do helmets keep skiers safer - or make them complacent?

Heart attack deaths have halved

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:12am CST

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

PIP breast implant boss arrested

Posted: January 26th, 2012, 4:08am CST

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare is arrested in the south of France, police sources say.

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