The contraceptive pill should be taken every day without breaks, according to a leading professor. Guidelines that recommend taking oral contraceptives for 21 c... read more
A simple hug from a stranger is enough to sooth the pain of loneliness, a new study has shown for the first time. University College London researchers warn cud... read more
Butchers and farm shops are under the spotlight amid allegations they are selling dirty chicken. At the same time, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is scaling ... read more
Intelligent people have double the risk of mental illness compared to their lesser-intelligent peers – and more often suffer anxiety-related physical woes... read more
Drinking Ribena and sparkling drinks pose the same threat to your teeth as gulping down Coca Cola and Pepsi, worrying research suggests. Scientific tests on 23 ... read more
Desperate health chiefs are trying to coax thousands of foreign GPs to work in the UK by telling them how beautiful the British countryside is. In a frantic dri... read more
Women affected by controversial vaginal mesh implants deserve an apology and are unnecessary victims of a ‘cavalier practise’, a senior Tory MP has ... read more
A woman has lost almost 14 stone after spending an astonishing £30,000 on weight loss surgery. Gemma Glover, 36, from Waterlooville, Hampshire, ballooned to 22... read more
HPV vaccines are safe, new research reveals. The controversial jabs do not raise the risk of 45 serious, chronic diseases, a study found. Although results revea... read more
Engineers have created the first-ever ‘smartbrush’ that can clean your teeth in less than three seconds. The contraption has 22 separate ultra-sonic... read more
Scientists have found that dyslexics have an unusual pattern of cells in their eyes which makes letters appear back to front. The proposed cause of dyslexia has... read more
Smokers are to be breathalysed to prove they have quit before being referred for surgery. Obese patients will also be told they cannot have an operation unless ... read more
Parents who get tipsy in front of their children are having a negative impact on family life, according to a report. They are inclined to cause arguments, be le... read more
Labour is backing a public inquiry into controversial vaginal mesh implants that has left thousands of women depressed, unable to have sex and on the brink of s... read more
Pregnant women who got less than 6.25 hours of sleep each night were 70 percent more likely to develop gestational diabetes than others, according to a new meta... read more
Wyatt Shaw became a medical mystery when he fell into a deep sleep for eleven days after acting as the ring bearer in his uncle’s wedding. The seven-year-... read more
Samantha Huntley (pictured), 20, from Missouri, died of a heroin overdose last month Samantha Huntley first became addicted to opioids at 16 after she was in a ... read more
A 28-year-old reporter claims the only reason he is only alive today is because of a notification on his Apple Watch. James Green credits the gadget, which cost... read more
The humble roundworm may offer clues in the fight against dementia and Huntington’s disease. Scientists discovered that when the creature is taught to sn... read more
Cash-strapped NHS chiefs have axed routine surgery for obese people and smokers in one area of England. Hertfordshire residents who smoke or are obese face inde... read more
Sasha Pieterse has lost a lot of weight since she started kicking up her heels with partner Gleb Savchenko on Dancing With The Stars. The beauty, who revealed i... read more
Conjoined twins who were attached at the navel and amazed doctors after they were born naturally have been successfully separated. The one-week-old babies – c... read more
