HEALTH

Rheumatoid Arthritis often starts during the prime of a person’s working life, typically between the age of 35 and 45.

Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon says outbreak is Scotland's worst in 30 years as reported cases rise to more than 50 in southwest Edinburgh.

It's everything he's been wanting and more. Sultan Kosen has finally stopped growing! At 8 feet, 3 inches (2.51m) tall wouldn't you want an end to hitting your head on doorframes too?

Health officials say number of confirmed and suspected Legionnaires cases has hit 39 and more expected.

Facts about Legionnaires' Disease, the potentially fatal disease that has hit Edinburgh.

Number of cases confirmed to have contracted Legionnaires’ disease rises to 17 with 15 more suspected.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of fake Adderall tablets for the cure of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD) and narcolepsy.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of Reumofan Plus which is sold as a "natural" dietary supplement for pain relief and other serious conditions.

More than 500 bacterial genera have been identified in US offices roughly equivalent to the numbers found in previous studies of a bathroom and an airplane.

Research shows that the protein, mTOR plays a part in allowing cancer cells to produce excess proteins causing them to grow faster than normal.

US Marshals, acting at the request of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have seized HybriSil, an unapproved new drug marketed by Crescendo Therapeutics, California.

Former government drugs adviser claims that many banned substances, such as recreational drugs, are less harmful than alcohol and should be decriminalised.

British Medical Association publishes letter in newspapers explaining why members have chosen to strike over pension pay.

Reducing consumption of alcohol to half a unit per day could save 4,600 lives every year in Britain.

Technique developed by scientists at Arizona State University working with the US space agency.

Superstar Beyoncé lets audience in on how she shed the pounds as she shows off post-pregnancy body on return to stage for first time since becoming a mum.

Reluctant pensioner Laverne hangs by her harness after a tandem dive goes wrong.

Welsh teenager Georgia Davis, who weighs 63st, had to be cut free from family home by emergency services to receive urgent medical treatment.

Real woman post in their 'Fatkinis' in protest against society's obsession with super-slim summer bodies

FIFA have urged that a defibrillator is needed on every football field if sudden cardiac deaths are to be prevented.

TV presenter Ben Fogle has admitted being scared of solitude and loneliness as he begins his training for a 3,000 mile swim from the US to Cornwall next year.

A video which shows a babysitter and her boyfriend placing a toddler in a tumble-dryer and panicking as it automatically begins a cycle.

Study finds link between Caesarean sections and risk of childhood obestity.

Study concludes supplements should be taken 'with caution' and boosting calcium offers no significant health benefit.

Israeli scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute in Haifa have succeeded in turning skin cells from elderly heart failure patients into healthy heart muscle cells of a new born baby.

Professor Sam Shuster of the University of Newcastle claims in BMJ there is "no acceptable proof" that drugs improve performance.

FDA researchers inching towards identifying the reasons of drug-related autoimmune reactions.

Study suggests battle against malaria undermined by fake and poor quality drugs across Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

Washington toddler on life support after being so malnourished he was found weighing just 10lbs, less than half the healthy weight for a boy his age.