HEALTH NEWS

A plate that monitors portion sizes and the speed at which people eat is said to help people lose weight and fight obesity.

Following a healthy lifestyle can help people with HIV maintain a strong immune system and live longer.

A transgender fake doctor, Oneal Ron Morris, has been arrested in Miami on a charge of injecting a woman’s behind with a cocktail of cement, tyre sealant and super glue.

Extreme cases of mentally ill patients, those on the verge of suicide or breakdown, cannot access help because crisis teams are either busy or not operating beyond certain hour, a charity's survey has found.

The EU has banned bottled water manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration.

Employees on long-term sick leave have to be assessed by independent doctors on their fitness to work instead of general practitioners, according to a new government proposal.

A new wave of deadly superbugs will be untreatable due to a rising resistance to antibiotics.

Pomegranate helps fight heart disease, relieves stress and improves your sex life.

Data from the World Cancer Research Fund suggests that incidence of oesophageal cancer in the UK is almost double that of the European average.

Consumers have been warned not to eat Loyd Grossman Korma sauce, as it has been linked to cases of botulism.

Tiny fish could be a key weapon in the world’s fight against nicotine addiction.

A class of drugs used to treat breast cancers which overproduce a protein called HER2 could also treat other types of cancer - particularly head and neck cancers, claims a research at the Cancer Research Institute UK.

People who suddenly begin dieting and exercising to lose weight, while in a stable relationship, may be "preparing for the partner market".

New double-decker pizza sold at Iceland contains 1,780 calories and has concerned health experts.

Human rights groups have accused doctors of failing to document signs of torture in Palestinian detainees, reports the Guardian.

Britain's public services will be brought to a standstill on Nov. 30, as the country's largest union, UNISON, votes in favour of strike action against public sector pension reforms.

Cancer Research UK warns that the NHS must start planning now to deal with a predicted leap of 45 per cent in the number of new cancer cases in the UK over the next two decades

A woman who had her face and hands ripped off by an enraged chimpanzee has finally spoken about the horrible attack and about her face transplant.

There is no longer any reason to worry about correlation between mobile phones and the development of cancerous cells a new study suggests.

The European Union's top court ruled that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research, setting back potential treatments for a range of disorders.

A sailor who spent more than two weeks stranded on a deserted island the size of a football pitch with no food and water has been rescued.

A Vietnamese woman is in custody for severing her husband’s penis after discovering his long winded affair and having enough of his domestic abuse.

It has emerged that Ralph Steinman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine Monday morning, died of pancreatic cancer last week.

The selling of tobacco from vending machines has been banned today across England, in a bid to reduce the access children have to cigarettes, it is hoped.

New research, sure to be controversial, finds that the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active drug found in "magic mushrooms," can benefit the personality.

Millions of pounds worth of fake drug and medicines have been seized across the wold, with over half confiscated in the UK.

A nicotine substitute which is available online for only 12p could help triple a smokers' chance of quitting cigarettes, according to new research.

A study conducted by scientists at John Hopkins University and Imperial College London have found a way of preventing HIV from damaging the immune system.

Apple iPad Test Could Detect Initial Signs of Alzheimer’s