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• Vitamin 'may blunt cancer drugs'

  Posted: September 30th, 2008, 7:42pm EDT

  Vitamin C supplements may reduce benefit from wide range of anti-cancer drugs, research suggests.

• Antisocial behaviour hormone link

  Posted: September 30th, 2008, 7:41pm EDT

  Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been linked to antisocial behaviour in adolescent boys.

• Iraqi doctors to be allowed guns

  Posted: September 30th, 2008, 5:52am EDT

  The Iraqi government says it will allow doctors to carry guns after medics complain of being targeted.

• Chinese arrests over milk scandal

  Posted: September 30th, 2008, 4:23am EDT

  Police arrest 22 people suspected of introducing the toxic chemical melamine into the food chain in China.

• Penicillin bug genome unravelled

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  Researchers decode the DNA sequence of the fungus which produces penicillin, ahead of the 80th anniversary of its discovery.

• Black men 'prostate cancer risk'

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT

  Black men living in England have a three times higher risk of prostate cancer than white men, figures show.

• Black men in raised prostate risk

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT

  Black men living in England have a three times higher risk of prostate cancer than white men, figures show.

• Big babies 'risk breast cancer'

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 7:04pm EDT

  Baby girls of larger than average length and weight at birth are at increased risk of breast cancer, analysis suggests.

• Footballers aim for EU food goal

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 1:02pm EDT

  European football stars provide healthy recipes for a picture book aimed at tackling childhood obesity.

• Melamine found in Cadbury goods

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 10:54am EDT

  Preliminary tests find the chemical melamine in Cadbury's Chinese-made chocolates, the company says.

• Some 'ignore food label schemes'

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 9:36am EDT

  Food labelling could end up being ignored by a large number of shoppers, experts suggest.

• Early introduction to booze 'breeds alcoholism'

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 5:30am EDT

  Parents who give their children alcohol at home in the hope of encouraging responsible drinking might be doing more harm than good, say researchers.

• Football therapy

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 5:19am EDT

  Helping people kick mental health problems

• Breastfeeding 'cuts cancer risk'

  Posted: September 29th, 2008, 5:08am EDT

  Breastfeeding for a year over the course of a woman's life helps cut the risk of breast cancer, research says.

• Turning sour

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 8:30pm EDT

  What went wrong with the Chinese dairy industry

• 'Sumo virus' warning is issued

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:14pm EDT

  A viral skin condition linked to contact sports such as rugby and wrestling has prompted warnings after two deaths in Japan.

• Genetic clues to sleep disorder

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:14pm EDT

  Genetic research could shed light on what is happening in people with the mysterious sleep disorder narcolepsy.

• Statins 'prevent artery ageing'

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 7:13pm EDT

  Drugs given to heart patients to lower cholesterol may have an additional benefit - keeping their blood vessels feeling younger.

• Out of body

  Posted: September 28th, 2008, 5:16am EDT

  Why a nurse became a "near death" expert

• Loneliness 'makes you cold'

  Posted: September 27th, 2008, 7:49pm EDT

  Psychologists have found that social isolation does make people feel cold.

• Hereditary risk

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 8:28pm EDT

  'I inherited the faulty gene which caused my cancer'

• Soy may benefit stroke patients

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 12:13pm EDT

  A chemical found in soybeans and chickpeas could benefit people who have suffered a stroke, say researchers.

• China stops tainted sweet sales

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 11:01am EDT

  A Chinese sweet maker stops domestic sales of one of its best-known brands after it is found to contain an industrial chemical.

• Ecstasy downgrade is considered

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 8:59am EDT

  The government's drugs advisory panel is meeting to discuss whether ecstasy should be downgraded to a Class B drug.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 8:02am EDT

  The symptoms and treatment of testicular cancer

• From BBC Health

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  The most common types of eczema explained

• Scots 'are the biggest drinkers in Britain'

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 7:58am EDT

  New research suggests that Scots drink more pure alcohol than people living elsewhere in the UK.

• Scots drinkers down more spirits

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 7:58am EDT

  New research suggests that Scots drink more pure alcohol than people living elsewhere in the UK.

• SA joy at demise of 'Dr Beetroot'

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 7:13am EDT

  South African Aids campaigners rejoice at the departure of the health minister, derided as "Dr Beetroot".

• Ending in tears

  Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:03am EDT

  Consultant warns of the dangers of trampolines

• Malaria battle given $3bn boost

  Posted: September 25th, 2008, 9:30pm EDT

  World leaders and philanthropists pledge nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria, a disease which kills 1m people each year.

• Auction bidding 'driven by fear'

  Posted: September 25th, 2008, 8:27pm EDT

  The possibility of "losing" in front of other people drives people to pay too much in auctions, US research suggests

• Fish oil brain study 'laughable'

  Posted: September 25th, 2008, 8:23am EDT

  Doctors dismiss the findings of a study which claimed fish oil improved the performance of students in County Durham.

• EU limits imported Chinese food

  Posted: September 25th, 2008, 8:07am EDT

  The EU imposes a ban on imported Chinese baby food that contains any traces of milk, while other Chinese food will be tested.

• Fish 'reduces early eczema risk'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 9:28pm EDT

  Adding fish to a child's diet before the age of nine months could lessen the chances of developing eczema, a study suggests.

• Hollywood 'paid fortune to smoke'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 8:51pm EDT

  Tobacco firms paid huge amounts for endorsements from the stars of Hollywood's "Golden Age", researchers say.

• Antidepressants 'may harm sperm'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 1:01pm EDT

  Drugs taken by millions of men to alleviate depression may affect their fertility, say US scientists.

• Wrong way up

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 10:02am EDT

  Could hanging upside harm David Blaine?

• China milk scare 'under control'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 8:57am EDT

  China's chief food safety official seeks to reassure consumers that milk tainted with melamine no longer poses a problem.

• India court backs leprosy ruling

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 8:22am EDT

  India's Supreme Court upholds a ruling that leprosy patients cannot contest elections or hold municipal office in Orissa state.

• UK v US teeth

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 7:13am EDT

  Spot the Hollywood smile. Why the dental divide?

• Patent system 'stifling science'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 4:56am EDT

  Innovations in medicine, crop science and nanotechnology are suffering due to an 'outdated' patent system, a report claims.

• Inhalers may up heart death risk

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 3:58am EDT

  Inhalers prescribed for serious lung disease may increase the risk of deadly heart problems, say researchers.

• End conflict

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 3:09am EDT

  'Only peace can boost health in fragile states'

• Breast cancer 'kills more poor'

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:40am EDT

  Breast cancer is more likely to kill poor women than their more affluent counterparts, UK research shows.

• HIV rates among drug users rising

  Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:29am EDT

  The rising prevalence of HIV among injecting drug users represents a global health challenge, researchers say.

• Parents 'need lessons about ADHD'

  Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Parents need lessons in how to manage their children's hyperactive behaviour, new guidelines say.

• Parents 'need ADHD lessons'

  Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Parents need lessons in how to manage their children's hyperactive behaviour, new guidelines say.

• All revealed

  Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 12:13pm EDT

  Kenyans MPs go public about taboo circumcision

• Izmir babies died 'of infection'

  Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 6:02am EDT

  A bacterial infection is believed to have caused the deaths of 13 babies within 24 hours at a hospital in Izmir, Turkey, doctors say.

• Designer vagina trend 'worrying'

  Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 5:07am EDT

  Despite growing popularity, there is little evidence cosmetic vaginal surgery works, a leading doctor warns.

• 'Dramatic results' in eye gene op

  Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 8:07pm EDT

  Gene therapy produces significant improvements to the vision of patients with a severe inherited sight disorder.

• Sharp rise in HIV in Australia

  Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  Rates of HIV infection in Australia have increased by almost 50% in the past eight years, according to a report.

• Why being sexist may pay off for some men

  Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 1:14am EDT

  Sexist men in the workplace are likely to out-earn their more modern thinking counterparts, a study suggests.

• From BBC Health

  Posted: September 19th, 2008, 6:38am EDT

  Are your drinking habits bad for your health?

• Political views? It's the psychology, stupid!

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 3:45pm EDT

  A person's political views may be an expression of their innate psychological makeup, research in the US suggests.

• England meets MRSA target

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 10:35am EDT

  A target to halve MRSA infections has been hit after a substantial fall in cases in the past few months, latest figures show.

• Clinics 'looted' in Congo clashes

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 7:32am EDT

  Health centres have been systematically looted by fighters in eastern DR Congo, the UN says.

• Billions 'wasted' by aid system

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 7:08am EDT

  The system of giving aid needs overhauling or billions of dollars will be wasted, a leading aid agency warns.

• Doctors rule out 'safe tanning'

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 5:13am EDT

  There is no such thing as a safe tan, according to skin cancer experts.

• India drug firm turns to Giuliani

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 4:40am EDT

  Ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is to advise Indian drug firm Ranbaxy after a ban on some of its products in the US.

• Study into near-death experiences

  Posted: September 18th, 2008, 1:00am EDT

  A large study is to examine whether cardiac arrest patients really do have near-death "out of body" experiences.

• Antibiotics' cerebral palsy link

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

  A small number of cases of cerebral palsy are linked by researchers to antibiotics given to women in premature labour.

• Antibiotic 'cerebral palsy link'

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

  A small number of cases of cerebral palsy are linked by researchers to antibiotics given to women in premature labour.

• Q&A

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:11pm EDT

  The possible links between antibiotics and cerebral palsy

• Worldwide survey seeks MS answers

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT

  A ground-breaking global multiple sclerosis survey says there may be many more sufferers than the estimated 1.3m worldwide.

• 'Emergency' fear for 220m people

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:07pm EDT

  The number of people living "on the edge of emergency" has nearly doubled in two years to 220m, aid agency Care warns.

• Online gamers don't fit their negative stereotype

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 1:05pm EDT

  The 'couch potato' image of computer gamers is unfounded, with many in better than average shape, claim US researchers.

• Online gamers 'are not unhealthy'

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 1:05pm EDT

  The 'couch potato' image of computer gamers is unfounded, with many in better than average shape, claim US researchers.

• Chinese to tighten dairy testing

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 11:47am EDT

  China pledges to test all dairy products for a banned substance after tainted baby formula makes more than 6,200 infants ill.

• Bitter taste

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 8:18am EDT

  China's baby milk scandal shows laws not working

• Chinese baby milk toll escalates

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 7:07am EDT

  The number of babies in China made sick by contaminated milk powder has risen to more than 6,200, the government says.

• Down's test miscarriage warning

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 6:13am EDT

  The number of healthy babies lost as a result of Down's syndrome testing is "unjustifiable", a charity has claimed.

• Crackdown on 'suicide websites'

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 5:57am EDT

  Ministers are to rewrite the law on "suicide websites" to make it clear they are illegal, the government has said.

• New approach

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 5:37am EDT

  'Doctor's method seems to be helping my MS'

• Drinkers fall into 'nine groups'

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 2:39am EDT

  The government believes it has identified nine types of heavy drinker as it launches a new alcohol campaign.

• US bans key Indian drug imports

  Posted: September 17th, 2008, 1:57am EDT

  The US FDA says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy.

• Worm 'may help treat arthritis'

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT

  A substance secreted by parasitic tropical worms could provide treatment for inflammatory types of arthritis.

• Autism 'may be missed in girls'

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 7:22pm EDT

  Girls with mild autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, research suggests.

• Health moves 'halve early deaths'

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 7:21pm EDT

  Women could halve their risk of premature death by adopting a healthier lifestyle, research suggests.

• Exercise 'can cut diabetes risk'

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 6:53pm EDT

  Woman at high risk of developing diabetes can help themselves through exercise, according to a new study.

• Inside story

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 12:01pm EDT

  Can good nutrition improve prisoners' behaviour?

• Roman skeleton may give TB clues

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 11:04am EDT

  A newly-discovered Roman skeleton could be one of the earliest British victims of tuberculosis, experts believe.

• Killer bugs

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 10:34am EDT

  Are we doing enough to spot community MRSA?

• Heart fears over common chemical

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  A study links a chemical commonly used in plastic food and drink packaging to cardiovascular disease and diabetes by a study.

• Fears voiced over new superbugs

  Posted: September 16th, 2008, 1:00am EDT

  A leading microbiologist says the UK does not have enough resources to effectively monitor new strains of community superbugs.

• Unearthed: the 90-year-old corpse that might help fight flu

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 9:46pm EDT

  The body of an aristocrat who died nearly 90 years ago has been exhumed in the hope that it will help combat a future flu pandemic.

• Chamomile tea 'may ease diabetes'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 7:25pm EDT

  Drinking chamomile tea daily could help prevent the complications of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.

• Chamomile tea 'eases diabetes'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 7:25pm EDT

  Drinking chamomile tea daily could help prevent the complications of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.

• Stroke patients to test sensors

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 7:18pm EDT

  Motion sensors like those developed for video games may help stroke sufferers relearn simple tasks, researchers say.

• Clean living 'slows cell ageing'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 6:59pm EDT

  A healthy lifestyle may help increase levels of an enzyme vital for guarding against age-related cell damage, work suggests.

• High testosterone in women attracts them to masculine men

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 7:05am EDT

  High levels of testosterone make women and men attracted to stars such as Daniel Craig and Natalie Portman.

• Attraction 'down to testosterone'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 7:05am EDT

  High levels of testosterone make women and men attracted to stars such as Daniel Craig and Natalie Portman.

• Poor health 'due to wet climate'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 6:51am EDT

  Scotland's poor health record could be directly linked to vitamin D deficiency caused by a lack of sunshine, an expert says.

• Toxic milk toll rockets in China

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 6:18am EDT

  More than 1,250 children have fallen ill and two have died after drinking contaminated milk, says China's health ministry.

• Gene tests 'create undue stress'

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:07am EDT

  Gene tests to predict risk of disease are inaccurate, and may cause unnecessary stress, an expert argues.

• Breast cancer vaccine hope raised

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 5:06am EDT

  Researchers have developed a vaccine they say has completely eliminated a type of breast cancer tumour in tests on mice.

• Fresh start

  Posted: September 15th, 2008, 4:52am EDT

  A student tells his story after being told he had cancer

• NHS art therapy for schizophrenia

  Posted: September 14th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Government advisers are likely to recommend art therapy on the NHS for people with schizophrenia.

• Heart care failings 'across UK'

  Posted: September 14th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Every cardiac rehabilitation service in the UK is understaffed, the British Heart Foundation has warned.

• Reluctant Scots

  Posted: September 14th, 2008, 4:40pm EDT

  What's the formula to improve rates of breastfeeding?

• NZ firm warned of China milk risk

  Posted: September 14th, 2008, 7:59am EDT

  A Chinese firm whose tainted milk powder made babies ill was urged to withdraw the product, its New Zealand partner says.

• Long road back

  Posted: September 13th, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  How I recovered from serious brain injuries

• Many women 'do not check breasts'

  Posted: September 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Only 35% of women regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer - and 23% seldom or never do, a UK survey suggests.

• Women 'do not check breasts'

  Posted: September 13th, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Only 35% of women regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer - and 23% seldom or never do, a UK survey suggests.

• Pregnant drinking

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 7:39pm EDT

  'Alcohol harmed my adopted daughter in the womb'

• Broccoli 'may help protect lungs'

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  A substance found in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease, US research suggests.

• Nigerian anti-polio chief removed

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 12:11pm EDT

  A Nigerian village chief is suspended for divorcing his wife because she had her children immunised against polio.

• Lavender may take the terror out of a trip to the dentist

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 8:05am EDT

  Lavender oil may make dental patients less anxious, a study suggests.

• Lavender 'calms dental patients'

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 8:05am EDT

  Lavender oil may make dental patients less anxious, a study suggests.

• Niger cabinet passes smoking ban

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 8:03am EDT

  Niger's government issues a decree enforcing a ban on smoking in public places and on communal transport.

• Japan centenarians at record high

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 7:21am EDT

  The number of Japanese living over 100 has reached more than 36,000 - breaking new records.

• Doctors' strike

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 7:15am EDT

  Palestinian factional struggle damages Gaza healthcare

• 'Do I look?'

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 5:38am EDT

  How should you react on seeing disfigurement?

• Arthritis knee op 'does not work'

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 4:03am EDT

  An operation offered to ease the symptoms of arthritis makes no difference, say Canadian doctors.

• Dancing death

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 3:38am EDT

  Strasbourg, 1518 - why the odd compulsion?

• China to punish baby milk makers

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 2:47am EDT

  China has vowed to severely punish makers of defective baby milk formula, after an infant died and dozens fell ill.

• Men 'unhappy' with their bodies

  Posted: September 12th, 2008, 2:32am EDT

  Experts claim one in five young men are deeply unhappy with their bodies.

• Huge split in child death rates

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 8:56pm EDT

  Unicef says progress in reducing death rates among children under five is still 'insufficient' in some parts of the world.

• Heart damage prevention hope

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 8:33pm EDT

  US researchers have identified a protein which reduces the extent of damage caused by a heart attack.

• NHS bill from lawyers 'soaring'

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 8:01pm EDT

  Fees being charged by solicitors acting for patients in NHS compensation claims are soaring, the BBC has learned.

• Eradication

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 12:02pm EDT

  The battle against disease 30 years after smallpox

• NHS top-up care ban 'untenable'

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 8:27am EDT

  Denying NHS services to patients who top up their care with private treatment is "untenable", according to a leading health think-tank.

• Stroking reveals pleasure nerve

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 8:02am EDT

  A new touch-sensitive nerve fibre responsible for the pleasure experienced during stroking has been described.

• Women 'more prone to nightmares'

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 7:11am EDT

  Women experience significantly more nightmares than men and have more emotional dreams, research suggests.

• Women 'more nightmare prone'

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 7:11am EDT

  Women experience significantly more nightmares than men and have more emotional dreams, research suggests.

• China investigates baby formula

  Posted: September 11th, 2008, 3:28am EDT

  Chinese officials are investigating a brand of baby formula after more than a dozen babies who drank it developed kidney stones.

• Life blood

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 8:02pm EDT

  Cord bank could save many more like Eva

• Infections linked to cot deaths

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:50pm EDT

  Some cases of cot death may actually be due to a bacterial infection, say researchers.

• Chinese youth 'face suicide risk'

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 10:08am EDT

  A Chinese mental health charity warns that more young Chinese people die at their own hands than any other means.

• Don't stare at me

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 8:19am EDT

  Would you, if you passed this woman on the street?

• Antibiotic resistance rise fears

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:55am EDT

  Experts issue a warning that levels of resistance to antibiotic drugs is reaching worrying levels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• Watching medical dramas 'feed health fears'

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:33am EDT

  A taste for television hospital drama might make you more fearful about your own health, say psychologists.

• Medical TV 'feeds health fears'

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 7:33am EDT

  A taste for television hospital drama might make you more fearful about your own health, say psychologists.

• Asthma and hay fever drug tested

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 3:59am EDT

  A new once-a-day drug to treat asthma and hay fever is to be tested in human trials for the first time.

• Mentally ill kept in police cells

  Posted: September 10th, 2008, 3:13am EDT

  Many mentally ill people are being held in police cells rather than being taken to hospital, a report says.

• Childhood cancer genes pinpointed

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Scientists pinpoint three genes considered key to the development of a form of childhood brain cancer.

• Child cancer genes pinpointed

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Scientists pinpoint three genes considered key to the development of a form of childhood brain cancer.

• Pollution 'hinders heart pacing'

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Air pollution from traffic hinders the heart's ability to conduct electrical signals, a study concludes.

• NI Abortion Act campaign begins

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 5:32pm EDT

  A campaign calling for the 1967 Abortion Act to be extended to Northern Ireland is launched.

• Drug hope for cystic fibrosis

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 10:31am EDT

  An experimental drug is proving effective for treating cystic fibrosis, one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases.

• Hidden harm

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  What eating too much fat can do to your heart

• Vitamin link to memory loss

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 9:59am EDT

  A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, research suggests.

• Declaring love boosts sex appeal

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 7:50am EDT

  Telling someone you fancy 'I really like you' could make him or her find you more attractive, research suggests.

• Vomiting virus

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 6:28am EDT

  Why the bug could have been a storm in a toilet bowl

• Mental care escapes 'horrifying'

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 5:52am EDT

  A BBC investigation finds there were at least 116 escapes from medium and low secure psychiatric hospitals in 2007.

• NI Abortion Act campaign to begin

  Posted: September 9th, 2008, 2:33am EDT

  A campaign calling for the 1967 Abortion Act to be extended to Northern Ireland is being launched later.

• NHS insurance voucher plan mooted

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 9:45pm EDT

  A state-funded insurance plan would introduce more competition into the NHS, a think tank argues.

• NHS insurance voucher proposal

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 9:45pm EDT

  A state-funded insurance plan would introduce more competition into the NHS, a think tank argues.

• Exercise 'blunts fat gene effect'

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 7:26pm EDT

  Vigorous physical activity could blunt the effects of a common gene linked to obesity, claim US researchers.

• Child exercise estimates 'wrong'

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 7:21pm EDT

  Parents vastly overestimate the amount of time their children spend exercising, according to researchers.

• Vitamin linked to brain shrinking

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 7:19pm EDT

  A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, research suggests.

• Iraq cholera outbreak kills six

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 1:48pm EDT

  A state of emergency is declared in Iraq's Babil province after six people die from cholera, with more cases confirmed elsewhere.

• Money worries 'may harm health'

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 7:11am EDT

  The economic downturn could be bad news for our bodies, as well as our pockets, suggest specialists.

• Fragile progress

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 6:14am EDT

  Health boost in the Central African Republic

• Weekly diabetes jab hopes raised

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 5:53am EDT

  It may be possible to replace twice a day jabs for diabetes with a shot given just once a week, research suggests.

• Jail for French 'garage surgeon'

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 5:49am EDT

  A French doctor whose cosmetic surgery mutilated dozens of patients is given three years in prison.

• If you want a date, don't beat about the bush

  Posted: September 8th, 2008, 5:08am EDT

  Telling someone you fancy 'I really like you' could make him or her find you more attractive, research suggests.

• Veterans' mental care condemned

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:27pm EDT

  Britain is facing a "timebomb" of mental health problems among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, former SAS soldier Andy McNab says.

• Sweaty people 'less asthma prone'

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:44pm EDT

  The ability to sweat may cut the risk of developing exercise-related asthma, say scientists.

• Sweat 'protects against asthma'

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:44pm EDT

  The ability to sweat may cut the risk of developing exercise-related asthma, say scientists.

• Venomous clues in lung bug battle

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:43pm EDT

  Bacterial colonies in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients use chemicals found in snake venom to attack them, research shows.

• Bacteria 'uses venon to attack'

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:43pm EDT

  Bacterial colonies in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients use chemicals found in snake venom to attack them, research shows.

• NHS 'spending lottery persists'

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:42pm EDT

  There are entrenched differences in the amount local health bodies spend on major diseases, a think-tank warns.

• Shining a light on bowel cancer

  Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:05am EDT

  Researchers develop a new method of diagnosing bowel cancer using a photosensitive drug.

• Young 'ignorant on mental health'

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:26pm EDT

  Almost half of all teenagers cannot name a single mental health condition, according to a poll of schoolchildren.

• Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly'

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 8:07pm EDT

  A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned.

• Stroke recovery

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 8:00pm EDT

  'I can dance better than I can walk'

• Isotope shortage may delay scans

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 6:56pm EDT

  Hundreds of important NHS hospital tests could be put on hold due to a worldwide shortage of a radioactive isotope.

• Universal flu vaccine tests start

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  A universal flu vaccine which could mean an end to the annual flu jab is being trialled on UK volunteers.

• Breaking a taboo

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 10:07am EDT

  Is Greece set to change its stance on organ donation?

• New wheelchair

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 7:47am EDT

  Reinventing the wheel to help disabled people

• Team sports blamed for health gap

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 7:37am EDT

  Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers.

• Team sports blame for health gap

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 7:37am EDT

  Too much team sport in schools is stopping pupils from learning about individual physical exercise, say researchers.

• Hearing risk for festival goers

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:37am EDT

  Festival goers could be seriously damaging their hearing, a leading charity has warned.

• Filling the gap

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:11am EDT

  The lure of Hungarian dentists

• DJs criticised for drink comments

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:07am EDT

  A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners.

• Call to curb tobacco marketing

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 9:58pm EDT

  Campaigners and researchers have urged ministers to take a tough stance on the sale of tobacco.

• Down's signs 'seen in stem cells'

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 9:36pm EDT

  Scientists in London have traced the embryonic changes that occur in children with Down's syndrome

• Music tastes link to personality

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 8:05pm EDT

  Musical taste and style is closely related to personality type, according to new research from a Scottish university.

• Breaking a taboo

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 12:14pm EDT

  Is Greece set to change its stance on organ donation?

• Nigeria arranges 'HIV marriages'

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  A Nigerian state government encourages HIV-positive men and women to marry each other.

• Roman Empire 'raised HIV threat'

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:18am EDT

  The spread of the Roman Empire through Europe may explain why those living in its former colonies are more vulnerable to HIV.

• Test predicts vessel op response

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Technology to reveal dangerous changes in blood pressure during delicate brain surgery is under development.

• Natural birth 'may aid baby bond'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 7:02pm EDT

  Mothers who give birth naturally are more responsive to the cry of their baby than those have a Caesarean, research suggests.

• Doctors split on organ donation

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 12:01pm EDT

  Intensive care doctors have told the BBC they are deeply concerned about any radical change to the law on organ donation.

• Young mums

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 8:29am EDT

  Why do we have such a downer on pregnant teens?

• Cholesterol drug cancer warning

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 5:15am EDT

  Patients have been urged to keep taking a cholesterol-lowering treatment despite a study linking it to higher cancer risk.

• Popular diets 'no health threat'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:39am EDT

  Popular diets do help people lose weight - and do not cause nutritional deficiency, research finds.

• Exercise 'tackles flawed memory'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:11am EDT

  Exercise may help improve mental performance in adults with mild memory problems, research suggests.

• Women tend to fall for men who look like their father

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:05am EDT

  When it comes to choosing a husband, women tend to pick men who resemble their dad, a study shows.

• Drug users 'turning to diazepam'

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 2:50am EDT

  An increasing number of drug users are using tranquilisers to replace heroin or take with other drugs, a UK charity says.

• Fight for survival

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:33am EDT

  The curious behaviour of people facing oblivion

• Single embryo guidance to clinics

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:06pm EDT

  Fertility clinics are to get guidance on how to cut the rate of multiple pregnancies occurring in couples taking IVF treatment.

• Pupils warned over energy drinks

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:01pm EDT

  The use of Red Bull and other energy drinks by UK school children is becoming a growing problem, a drug expert says.

• 'Ibuprofen best' for child fevers

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:00pm EDT

  Ibuprofen is better at alleviating childhood fever than paracetamol and should be the drug of first choice, say researchers.

• Handwriting clue to heart disease

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 2:24pm EDT

  A graphologist from Wiltshire is researching a possible link between handwriting and heart disease.

• Asbestos damages plans 'flawed'

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 10:06am EDT

  Plans to help compensate people in Scotland suffering from past exposure to asbestos are heavily criticised.

• Teenage dilemma

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 9:36am EDT

  Palin case throws US pregnancy rate into spotlight

• Commitment phobes can blame genes

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 5:33am EDT

  A man's reluctance to marry may be down to a genetic 'flaw', say researchers.

• Brain chemistry winter blues link

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 3:54am EDT

  Scientists have pinpointed seasonal changes in brain chemistry which may cause some people to get the winter blues.

• Asbestos damages plans 'flawed'

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 7:45pm EDT

  Plans to help compensate people in Scotland suffering from past exposure to asbestos are heavily criticised.

• Advice confuses mums-to-be

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 7:05pm EDT

  A survey reveals widespread confusion amongst mums-to-be about how to keep healthy in pregnancy.

• Older fathers linked with bipolar

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 7:03pm EDT

  Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder than younger men, research suggests.

• S Korea takes action on suicides

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 10:30am EDT

  South Korea's government has devised a series of measures to try to tackle the country's high suicide rate.

• Schools start cancer vaccinations

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 8:44am EDT

  Scottish schoolgirls are to become the first in the UK to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.

• Never normal

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 5:09am EDT

  'My baby has a serious heart condition'

• A son's battle

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 5:09am EDT

  'My baby has a serious heart condition'

• Climbing stairs can prolong life

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 5:03am EDT

  Taking the stairs instead of the lift could reduce the risk of dying young by 15%, a study suggests.