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UK experts issue a warning after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet.

A campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember what the first symptoms of stroke are.

It is widely believed to be a source of real suffering for women. But researchers now say there is actually no good evidence that having an abortion causes women psychological distress.

A baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.

Rationing food intake every few weeks could slash men's risk of prostate cancer, scientists believe. Men who halve the amount they normally eat for a week or two once a month could markedly lower their chances of a tumour at a young age.

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say researchers.

Authorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national emergency, state media reports.

Why some people miraculously get better when given a dummy drug called a placebo has baffled doctors for years. But scientists have now linked the mysterious phenomenon to a gene.

Siamese twin Faith Williams was today fighting for her life in intensive care as doctors gave her a 50 per cent chance of survival.

The way contracts for legal services are awarded in the health service must improve, a committee is to hear.

The Welsh NHS needs to do more to help people with a long-term illness, says the public finance watchdog.

Women who exercise during pregnancy are at risk from a illness that can be fatal for themselves and their baby, it was claimed today.

Being obese as a child may actually alter the shape of a gland important to growth and metabolism, say Italian scientists.

A hard-hitting £1m television and internet advertising campaign to warn teenagers of the dangers of cocaine use is being launched.

Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new tumours, say US researchers.

This week, Britain was named as the most promiscuous country in the West. But as a Harley St doctor reveals in this disturbing interview, it's not just the young and single who are risking their health in dangerous liaisons...

One of the Siamese twins born to a teenager last week has died - and doctors say her sister has just a 50 per cent chance of survival.

Prison is inappropriate for people with severe mental health problems, says a report from the chief inspector of prisons.

Research has shown that the sweat we produce when we are scared gives off signals that are subconsciously picked up by others.

Zimbabwe's government has asked for urgent help to tackle its cholera outbreak, the World Health Organisation says.