Caroline Quentin talks to Daphen Lockyer about her return to television, her family and why she's a happiest around teenagers. ...

Too many people in England are receiving poor quality out of hours doctors services, the Patients Association says. ...

Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn. ...

Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel ...

A hepatitis C sufferer tells her story ...

The NHS investigated: Professor Karol Sikora says courage and competition will let our talent flourish. ...

NHS investigated: Hospitals run by doctors really are better than the rest, says Ali Parsa. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives Budget Committee on Monday will consider a reconciliation bill that Democrats hope clears the way for final congressional approv ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Portland are more likely than those in Iceland to be sensitive to certain foods, but reactions to fish, eggs and cow's milk appear rare in bot ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most youngsters grow out of having otherwise unexplained bone and muscle aches known as growing pains, researchers from Israel report. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests. ...

Less really can be more when it comes to exercise, scientists have discovered. ...

Agony 'aunt' Graham Norton advises readers on internet dating, breastfeeding and being single at your sister's wedding. ...

Massage is no more effective at cutting anxiety than deep breathing and soothing music, say US researchers. ...

Phones transform healthcare in the developing world ...

The Australian public health care system, Medicare, offers free or low-cost medical, optometric and hospital care to resident citizens and permanent residents. ...

Juul Zilvold, 40, a translator, whose father is a doctor, lives in Amsterdam with her husband, Kieran, and two children Kyo, six, and Keeva, 10. ...

The US spends nearly $2 trillion a year on health, twice as much as any other nation, but it is the only industrial economy without universal health care coverage. ...

The French health service, which provides universal coverage, is generous but wasteful - 'a good system but people abuse it. It's like an open bar'. ...

Britain's leading health and wellbeing specialists answer your questions. This week: lower-back pain. ...

The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves rises 50% in five years. ...

Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found. ...

Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says. ...

New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site. ...

Middle-aged women have better memories than men, a study claims. ...

We keep pouring money into the NHS, but failing to address the challenges of the 21st century has left it lagging behind other countries, says Jeremy Warner. ...

Alcohol limits for overweight people should be reduced because the combination of obesity and drink act like a "double whammy" greatly increasing the risk of liver disease, new stu ...

Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study found. ...

Is it really all in the mind, asks Dr James Le Fanu. ...

MPs urge political parties to set aside "pre-election point scoring" and try to reach consensus over elderly social care in England. ...

Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice. ...

Reforming the NHS is so vital that we shouldn't have to wait until after the next election, says Helen Evans. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any c ...

A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Archbishop Desmond Tutu has done it. So has genome pioneer Craig Venter. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Several drug firms have agreed on a landmark deal to supply up to 200 million doses a year of cut-price pneumococcal vaccines to developing nations, according to ...

Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. ...

At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co on Thursday said an independent data safety monitoring board has approved continuation of a big study meant to determine whether its blockbuster ...

(Reuters) - Diagnostics products maker Neoprobe Corp said U.S. health regulators have indicated that data from a late-stage trial of its radioactive tracing agent would support fil ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows. . ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could lead to a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed ...

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sh ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian health officials have approved the use of the medical isotopes created at a Polish nuclear reactor, a move that will help ease a shortage of t ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter l ...

WOMEN FROM Wales are the most likely in the United Kingdom to have cosmetic surgery, and those in the East Midlands the least tempted to go under the knife, a poll has found. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. ...

Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan. ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of ...

Women can enjoy a tipple and stay slim, according to a study showing moderate drinkers gain less weight than teetotallers. ...

Key issues, the latest news and Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative health policy. ...

Closing some NHS wards and hospitals and allowing patients to email their consultants could help save money and improve patient care, according to those making the day-to-day decis ...

Tracy Corrigan reports on a new business model showing that the future for health care could be co-operative. ...

The NHS needs to be ready to make the most of innovation and technology if it is to meet the challenges of the future and end postcode lotteries, says Dr Angelo Fernandes. ...