HEALTH

The retired Anglican Archbishop of South Africa said people may be upset by his views about assisted dying.

Overuse of antibiotics globally has raised concerns of resistance among the microbes to various drugs.

A study seems to hint at possible damage to the brain in using nanoparticles to deliver drugs into the body.

A new study confirms the health value of organic food.

Recent potential exposure of lab workers to deadly strains of anthrax poses questions on safety of high-containment bio labs.

Announcement comes as House of Lords set to debate new bill allowing terminally ill to request lethal dose.

Armed forces are increasingly looking to 3D printing, 4D printing and bioprinting.

Virus outbreak likely to worsen in coming weeks as African nations struggle to deal with crisis.

Mississippi baby has detectable levels of HIV two years after stopping antiretroviral therapy.

World Health Organisation says there are 'high numbers of new cases and deaths being reported'.

Out of 249 NHS trusts, sixty-six finished the last financial year in the red.

Letrozole outperforms clomiphene citrate as an infertility treatment for women with PCOS.

Scientists confirm 1,500-year-old skeleton of child found in 5th century church had Down 's syndrome.

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Berkeley, California, will provide free cannabis to poor patients.

King's College London researchers identify proteins in blood which predict the start of dementia.

Ghana Ministry of Health says American citizen tested negative for Ebola.

Iran's birth rate has fallen to around 1.22% from a 1986 level of 3.22%.

Study shows children from same-sex parents have above average health and wellbeing.

Ministry of Health in Ghana says it is investigating first suspected case of Ebola.

Janette Warburton took her own life after suffering five years of agony from trigeminal neuralgia

Deadly anthrax virus found in meat from cows slaughtered illegally in Tiszafured.

London singer Cassie Graves talks about living with horrific genetic condition trimethylaminuria.

Mers virus led to 292 deaths in Saudi Arabia but origins remain unknown.

Group of surgeons have used 3D-printed models to test out incredibly difficult tumour surgery.

Triptolide extract suppresses protein that protects pancreatic cancer cells.

759 people infected as deadly Ebola virus threatens to spread beyond Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

Majority of 973 women from UK and Denmark advocate freezing their eggs for social and medical reasons.

Scientists to announce four cases of HIV in babies being cured at AIDS conference in Melbourne.

Ian Pratt, who suffers with Motor Neurone Disease, said he wanted to be able to guide his daughter through her teenage years.