Fish oil pills ''no benefit'' for type 2 diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes "should not be encouraged" to take omega-3, researchers say. ...

''Multiple medicines'' side-effect risk for over-65s

Two million older people are risking side-effects from taking multiple medications, a char ...

Jade Goody: Cancer charity hopes documentary serves as ''a reminder''

The spike in cervical screenings after Jade Goody''s diagnosis did not last long, a charity ...

Evidence suggests microplastics in water pose ‘minimal health risk’

The World Health Organization says its findings are based on the "limited information" ava ...

New drug for people who can bleed uncontrollably

NHS England is funding a new treatment for patients with severe haemophilia A. ...

High blood pressure in mid-30s may pose risk to brain health

People in their mid-30s need to watch their blood pressure to protect brain health in late ...

Vitamin D: Add ''sunshine vitamin'' to flour, study says

One in five UK adults doesn''t get enough of the "sunshine vitamin", especially in winter. ...

West Lane Hospital patients ''at high risk of avoidable harm''

Two patients died in two months at the Middlesbrough centre, which has been rated inadequa ...

More schoolchildren ''rejecting cigarettes''

The proportion of surveyed pupils who have ever smoked tobacco drops to a record low of 16 ...

''Why me? I had ovarian cancer at 14''

Kelliyah thought she was putting on weight - and was shocked to find her condition was muc ...