HEALTH

World's top footballers lend their names to poster campaign with advice on how to stop the spread of Ebola

Salia tenth Ebola patient to be treated in United States and third at Nebraska Medical Center.

Defra updates guidance on avian influenza as first case detected in UK since 2008.

Bernard Vallat says that the virus can be transmitted between countries by wild birds.

A large-scale study done in India has found no benefits from stem cell therapy in treating paralysis in stroke patients.

Doctors said low-fat diets are better for sustained weight loss.

A study has found that energy drinks caused deadly cardiac and neurological symptoms in young children.

Martin Salia, who picked up virus in Sierra Leone, critical despite treatment with experimental drugs.

A kiss can be ultimate in sharing with study finding millions of bacteria shared between partners.

Rat poison chemical found in pills linked to deaths of 15 women who attended a mass sterilisation camp in India

US Centers for Disease Control say two of three types of polio appear to have been eradicated globally - but type 1 remains the 'biggest problem'

Researchers believe that research could pave the way to treat those with Alzheimer's and stroke victims.

Health watchdog inspection uncovers 'safeguarding concerns' at hospital already in special measures

Figures reveal electronic cigarettes have been linked to around 100 fires in the UK in two years.

New study reveals problems related to malnutrition affect all countries but China.

New analysis shows more than 360,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with the disease

14 November marks World Diabetes Day 2014 with the theme Healthy Living

Médecins sans Frontières will begin trials of favipiravir and brincidofovir next month.

Arnold Abbott, 90, faces jail sentence for feeding the homeless in Ft Lauderdale, Florida.

The progression of Aids is determined by the position on the human DNA to which the virus binds, finds a study.

US-based plastic surgeon is marketing his two-to-three-week 'vacation breasts' for special occasions.

UN anti-narcotics chief fears a global trend following US states' legalization of marijuana.

Reuters photographer Siegfried Modola gains access to a circumcision ceremony in rural Kenya.

Mali authorities have quarantined 70 people who came in contact with a nurse in a Bamako clinic.

Smoke Spots app finds bars, pubs and restaurants with smoking facilities

A seven-fold increase in vehicles across two decades has led to increasing air pollution in most Indian cities and this will increase as trends continue.

The novel technique allows for implants in future, to detect specific brain waves related to neuro problems and trigger certain molecules in the body.

Fear of contracting the disease through bodily fluids impacting care received by pregnant women.

Action on Sugar said many children's juices contain at least six teaspoons of sugar