Tens of thousands of over 65s are missing out on vital mental health services according to Dr Dave Anderson of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Information about swine flu and the potential threat it poses.

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218808-068A216F000005DC-9_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Scientists say the hormones in the oral contraceptive suppress a woman's interest in masculine men and make boyish men more attractive.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/t4wNF2p4ptQ" height="1" width="1"/

The UK may have had a "lucky break" with the way swine flu is spreading, the chief medical officer says.

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/08/article-0-0435FE090000044D-281_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Record numbers of adults are being treated for drug addiction, with a total of 207,580 adults seeking treatment in the last year.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/LUppWPRI21Q" height="1" width="1"/

Is drug treatment system addicted to methadone?

The number of young people seeking treatment for heroin and crack cocaine addiction in England has fallen dramatically, annual figures suggest.

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-0-0619E0AB000005DC-997_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Surgeons are using stem cells and liposuction to replace missing breast tissue after a cancerous lump has been removed.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/aXNeCILIdSw" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-0-052BEFE4000005DC-939_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/The drug, the first new medicine for rheumatoid arthritis for ten years, helps patients with moderate to severe disease who have not responded to other therapy.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/Av5H7-sdr0I" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218810-06BBF85E000005DC-509_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Henry, a miniature dachsund, was unable to walk after discs ruptured in his spine last November. Now the six-year-old dog is walking and wagging his tail again.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/pTAbx8o6r_M" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218698-06BC3E7E000005DC-823_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/The poison killed thousands of fish on a stretch of the Trent in Staffordshire. The alarm was raised by anglers around Stone and Rugeley.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/S1KY1aILovk" height="1" width="1"/

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/08/article-1218927-06BB9062000005DC-113_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/Torron Eeles, 50, has been left unable to work since falling down the stairs and now fears he may lose his home after being denied incapacity benefit.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/riQ4a-IPv5I" height="1" width="1"/

The number of people looking for help with betting problems is up by more than 20% in a year, according to a charity dealing with gambling addicts.

Practical help is the most important element of support for ex-service personnel who lose their sight, research suggests.

img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/10/07/article-1218766-06BD0B83000005DC-580_87x84.jpg" width="87" height="84" /br/For millions of women it's a misery they cannot avoid. But now they might no longer have to soldier on stoically in the face of agonising period pains.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/dailymail/health/~4/APoaF7XqKiU" height="1" width="1"/

The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation in fraud cases, despite having been a persistent critic of the practice.

People with coeliac disease may be more susceptible to osteoporosis because their own immune system attacks their bone tissue, a study suggests.

The number of people agreeing to donate organs after death is rising, but UK waiting lists are still growing, a report warns.

Anti-obesity ads in New York pull no punches

A quarter of pupils at a West Lothian High school are off sick, some of them suffering from flu-like symptoms.