HEALTH

Pharmaceutical industry demands government spend extra £20bn a year on NHS.

Owen Carey was in London for an 18th birthday treat when he collapsed.

Too much control could edit away diversity and tolerance in society.

Sugar-laden 'diet' products are contributing to weight gain.

PrEP can help prevent HIV infections.

The Research Initiative on Cannabis Consumption need 'healthy, adult consumers' of the drug.

Scientists hope the success will one day help revolutionise paediatric care of extremely premature babies.

Chemotherapy leaves cancer patients more vulnerable to depression by stopping birth of new neurons.

Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the world.

Claim made in first study to analyse survival outcomes of children grieving over the loss of a sibling.

Finding a vaccine would help eradicate malaria once and for all.

Spice users may be more at risk of serious side-effects than marijuana users.

Being inside a car can expose you to 10 times the amount of fumes you would experience outside.

International data backs up the reputation of northern countries as being home to more heavy drinkers.

A leaked report lists multiple workplace accidents including being hit by a minivan during new product testing.

Surgeons take psychoactive substances to improve their alertness and it may be safer than lots of coffee.

Sugar-free fizzy soft drinks have been also linked to diabetes and myocardial infarction.

A protein called TIMP2 was identified in human plasma as having positive effects on cognition.

Gates praised the UK government's pledge to double its support in fighting NTDs.

Some patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome saw the number of seizures reduced after taking CBD oil.

The peptide, known as urumin, is found in the mucus of South Indian frogs.

The mesh had allegedly cut through the vaginas of several women leaving them unable to walk, work or have sex.

The machine learning mechanism picks up lifestyle risk factors not usually considered by doctors.

Experts at the university said the trials could be underway within the next 12 months.

Funding will help eliminate Guinea worm disease and elephantiasis.

States no longer obliged to give funding to medical practitioners who provide abortions.

Somalia already faces famine, described as the "largest humanitarian crisis in history of the UN".

The scientist's verdict: No solid evidence for super-orgasms, but there's a lot of healthy variability in female sexuality.

The treatment is promising for ALS and ataxia in mice, and could be effective against other related diseases.