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.

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

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.

It is thought that the fruit is rich in compounds which alter levels of appetite hormones, leaving us feeling satisfied.

A family from Cheshire have become the first in the country to have tissue from their baby's umbilical cord frozen as a health insurance in case they become sick.

Watching television makes toddlers more likely to kick and scream, according to a U.S study. And the longer they are sat in front of the box, the worse their behaviour becomes.

Susan Ford, 31, was 35 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to hospital with severe, flu-like symptoms.

When Jenny Duffield told friends she was having surgery to reduce her risk of a deadly cancer, she was surprised when some of their reactions were lukewarm.

A vitamin found in avocados could transform hip replacement surgery, enabling one replacement to last a lifetime.

People who have used a mobile phone for a decade or more have an increased risk of developing brain tumours, according to a study.

Nicotine patches used just four weeks before surgery can help wounds heal faster. Also, patients who ate a handful of almonds every day reduced their bad cholesterol by more than 30 per cent.

The device, not much bigger than a grain of rice, works by propping open the artery that supplies blood to the genitals.

We're all drinking less cow's milk amid fears about allergies and health scares linked to dairy foods such as BSE. But is this the right choice?

Jules Knight, singer with the popular classical boy band Blake, dreads going to sleep. More than once a week, the 28-year-old finds himself bolt upright in bed.

There are many joys in retirement. But one of the simplest may be being overlooked.

Scientists have discovered a new drug which they claim can kill leukaemia cells.