Health
'Birth defect risk' for diabeticsThe risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.
Hundreds seek NHS implant advice
Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
Campaign to cut smoking in cars
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
Brains may be wired for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
Weekend hospital admission fears
Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.
Legionella Britons die in Spain
Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.
Record 'legal highs detected'
A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.
Euro MPs reject new food labels
Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".
Sugar tax needed, say US experts
Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.
Contraceptive pill recalled in US
Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.
Measures 'reduced suicide rate'
Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
Testicular zap 'may stop sperm'
A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.
Foetus parties: Womb with a view?
Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"
VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar.
VIDEO: Pakistan investigates drugs deaths
Professor Javed Akram, who is leading the clinical investigation into contaminated medicines in Pakistan, explained how the problem was identified.
AUDIO: 'Wonderful' to have sight back
Katie Piper told Radio 5 live about being able to see after she was blinded in one eye after an acid attack.
VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction
Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.
VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems
A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box.
VIDEO: Contaminated drugs given to 40,000
More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.
VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school
High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.
VIDEO: Soldier's mind-control bionic op
A Tyneside soldier travels to Austria for the first stage of a process to fit him with a bionic arm he will be able to control with his mind.
'Cycling gave me my freedom back'
'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
When was the real baby boom?
Why 1920 was the biggest year for
'Swan' family want genetic answer
Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name"
Dutch unease over tobacco lobbying
Are Dutch officials too close to the tobacco industry?
Why do some people never get depressed?
Why do some people never get depressed?
Egyptian mothers take to the internet
Egyptian mothers take to the internet for help and advice
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