As a cat catches swine flu, what are risks to animals?

Eating late at night makes you fat. Lifting heavy weights gives you a hernia. Never wake a sleepwalker. We explode the medical myths that even doctors believe.

By monitoring the speed of the biological clock, the test can reveal how many eggs a woman has left - and give early warning of declining fertility.

Britain is among the four worst countries for deaths from breast cancer, while deaths from lung cancer are 25 per cent higher than the European average.

Scientists believe eating quickly stops the release of a hormone that tells the brain when the stomach is full.

Mike and Julie Boyde had been going out for two years when they got married and decided to have unprotected sex for the first time that night.

Poor communication between hospital staff and with their patients is far too common and deeply damaging, experts warn.

The Conservatives have clashed with the government over a report into the state of the NHS.

Employers need to pay more attention to the levels of stress and anxiety in the workplace, key NHS advisers say.

A doctor admits a baby in a "right-to-life" row may be able to interact - but says his future remains tragic.

Cancer experts have called for more NHS patients to be given pioneering laser treatments as an alternative to surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Professor David Nutt is sticking to his guns

The man who pioneered life-saving treatment for tuberculosis sufferers dies in Edinburgh at the age of 97.

The drugs adviser controversially sacked by the government has vowed to establish a new scientific committee if the current advisory body disbands.

Vietnamese use humour to discuss a taboo subject

A baby from Fife is being treated in an Edinburgh hospital after contracting the rare paralytic illness, botulism.

A Kent GP tells of the tough demands facing medics working to save the lives of soldiers injured serving in Afghanistan.

A mother has urged doctors to allow her severely disabled son to die naturally if he suffers further complications.

The public votes the X-ray machine as the best invention over the Apollo 10 space capsule and Stephenson's rocket.

Smokers who hope to kick the habit by first switching to a low-tar or mild brand of cigarette may actually find it harder to quit, researchers said today.