HEALTH

Harvard University's massive 20-year study backs claims of doctors and nutrionists.

Researchers from the Northwestern Medicine in Chicago and University of Louisville have discovered a new way that will help patient's body to accept organs from a mismatched, unrelated organ donor.

Powerful hallucinogenic drug may help beat drinking addiction, study finds after re-examining old lab trials.

Eating five portions of fruit or vegetables improves the skin tone, according to researchers.

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Killer virus in China and Hong Kong had potential to spread around world in 2003, expert Ian Lipkin tells outbreak conference.

Study reveals 10% drop in number of premature babies born in Scotland after smoking banned in public.

Japanese study finds dramatic rise in death rates in managerial and professional positions compared to other professions.

Methoxetamine, said to be a safe alternative to Ketamine, might be banned in UK after two people were found dead, reportedly due to its consumption.

The New Year is well under way and already many well thought-out New Year's resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. As per usual, the number one resolution for Britain this year is to lose weight.

Royal College of Physicians sets out stark warning on dangers of cigarettes.

Adam Spencer watched his own face start to rot after mysterious illness picked up on six-month South America odyssey.

As many as 7,000 lives could be saved each year if people being diagnosed were to report their condition early, a study has found.

A new study has revealed that ice cream can leave people addicted just like getting hooked to drugs

Swedish researchers find earlier detection increases odds of survival to 92%.

Polish shops in Southampton raided for stocking unlicensed sanitary drug alleged to cause hallucinations.

Worksop midwife Jill Ashmore lied about hospital blunder after wrong baby given to new mum, works tribunal hears.

YouTube and Facebook among ways illegal drugs are being sold to young people.

Sedatives carry higher risk of early death and of cancer, British Medical Journal study finds.

A team of researchers have discovered that the asexual flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be, potentially, immortal.

Jason Ketley bitten dozen times in his bed but St Ebba's Hospital staff deny animal was a rat.

Scientists have discovered a new virus that has affected livestock in England.

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Tests on mice show vaccine blocks 'hit' of heroin and leads to sharp fall in consumption.

Donald Carelson plans to make a walking stick out of his own amputated foot.

A British teenager has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, whereby she loses her memory every 24 hours.

Study claims that teens who watch a lot of films featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking.

Poor old Nigel Lawson. It must be a terrible burden for him to have been proven so completely right when he said that the NHS is the closest thing Britain has to a religion. If only he could also be proven correct on "global warming" (now rebranded "climate change" thanks to the freezing weather) then we could all celebrate a drop in energy bills.

The Schmallenberg virus, which has been named after a town in Germany, from where it originated in November, has put the UK and the rest of Europe on alert. Fear of the virus spreading to other regions has gripped livestock farmers and authorities.