HEALTH

IBTimes UK visits a medical team treating children with congenital heart defects in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Scientists now understand why antibodies used so far failed to fight breast cancer.

High BMI and fatty waistline are associated with 13% higher risk of prostate cancer.

The resignations followed publication of a report that suggested low-fat diet has 'disastrous' consequences.

Stress can produce changes in the brain that lead to depression – but a drug has been found to work on mice.

Women are more prone to migraines and this could be due to fluctuation is oestrogen levels after ovulation.

Zurampic was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in February 2016.

DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in the Great Lakes region are in the bottom third of the table.

A vaccine made of nanoparticles has shown promising results in cancerous mice and in three melanoma patients.

Genetic mutation identified as causing rapidly progressive form of multiple sclerosis in two families.

A survey of American adults has found they are now more tolerant and likely to engage in same-sex behaviour.

A Mississippi woman obtains court order to carry her placenta back home after childbirth.

Your body will thank you for it.

Europol says China is playing an increasingly important role in the international illicit drug trade.

A breakdown in this barrier is characteristic of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

The brain activity of an epileptic patient was recorded as he went through a delusional religious conversation.

University of Melbourne has developed an implant that could plug the brain directly into a vehicle.

Delhi child said to be suffering from rare hormonal condition.

Cases follow Assam boy being treated for burn injuries contracts HIV during transfusion.

New evidence shows that uniform packaging led to a drop in smokers in Australia.

Scientists pinpoint alterations to DNA in pregnant smokers.

The Universities Superannuation Scheme pension fund has invested £211m in the tobacco industry.

Children's commissioner says services are 'playing Russian roulette' with young people's lives.

Boy's unborn twin had been living inside him since his birth.

National Toxicology Program study finds phone radiation causes tumours in lab rats.

Third generation pills potentially increases the risk of pulmonary embolism while those containing levonorgestrel decrease it.

The 26-year-old woman had accidentally swallowed the condom while performing oral sex on her boyfriend.

5-year survival rates for children, adolescents and young adults has risen steadily over time in Europe.

The measures include reducing the current level of wrongly prescribed antibiotics by 50% by 2020.