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World Health Day 2016: Top 10 health quotes to share by famous scientists and personalities

The WHO has set diabetes as the theme for this year's global health awareness day.

Hookah pipe lung damage: Even light smokers show early signs of lung disease

Evidence that hookah pipes are dangerous for health keep mounting.

World Health Day 2016: Why the World Health Organization is focusing on diabetes this year

WHO estimates that about 422 million people live with diabetes – a figure that has almost quadrupled since 1980.

More than 100 medical groups urge Congress to restore funding for research on gun violence

Guns represent an 'urgent public health threat' that demands study, says representative of coalition.

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World Health Day 2016: 422 million people live with diabetes worldwide

Since 1980 the proportion of the world population living with diabetes has quadrupled.

Dying from a broken heart: Losing a partner increases risk of irregular heartbeats

Partner bereavement associated with greater risk of atrial fibrillation, especially if loss was unexpected.

Junior doctors' strike: Photos of the best placards aimed at health secretary Jeremy Hunt

The 48-hour strike marks the fourth time doctors have downed tools over the proposed new contract terms.

Oral sex: Young people believe going down on a woman is 'a bigger deal' than on a man

Young people between 16 and 18 advocate reciprocity in oral sex, but say it is harder for men to perform.

World Health Day 2016: Larry King, Tom Hanks and Nick Jonas among celebrities with diabetes

A number of celebrities have learned to manage their condition and raise awareness of it.

Junior doctors' strike: NHS medics walkout for fourth time across England in contract row

Thousands of junior doctors to take part in 48-hour pay and conditions protest on 6 April.

Xenotransplantation: Baboon with heart of genetically modified pig lives for two years

Immune-supressing drug allowed for longest ever survival following cross species heart transplant.

EU referendum: NHS short-changed to tune of £5.7bn over health tourism says Vote Leave

Brexit campaigners say the UK could save millions a year by breaking away from Brussels.

Human beings attracted to others who have easy-to-read emotions

We are attracted to people when we can easily understand their emotional state.

Having an apple-shaped body predicts the risk of heart disease better than obesity and BMI

Having a high waist circumference is closely associated to a risk of left ventricular dysfunction.

What is fentanyl, the drug fuelling a US overdose epidemic?

Opioid drug fentanyl can be prescribed as a painkiller. But illicit products are causing overdoses and deaths.

Hyperthymesia: Extreme memory skills linked to rare form of OCD

Hyperthymesia, the ability to recall things from years ago, may hide a symptom of obsessive behaviour.

US right-to-die advocates develop cheaper death drug

Lethal cocktail was created to thwart skyrocketing price of $5,000 Valent pharma dose.

Ebola: Liberian authorities call for calm after woman dies in new outbreak

The Liberian health ministry has insisted it is prepared to contain any new flare-up

World Autism Awareness Day: Outlook 'bleak' for autistic children living in poverty

World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April is aimed at raising awareness about the condition.

Depression: Is it really risky to take antidepressants during pregnancy?

Women who take antidepressants while pregnant may worry about the potential risks to their babies.

World Autism Awareness Day 2016: What challenges do family have to face?

Families speak out on World Autism Awareness Day about the challenges they face on a daily basis.

World Autism Awareness Day 2016: What is autism and what causes the condition?

World Autism Awareness Day is marked on 2 April to raise awareness of spectrum disorder.

Study warns one-fifth of adults worldwide will be obese by 2025

Study predicts one third of adults in UK will be obese by 2025 with zero chance of meeting UN's obesity goals.

Artificial hairy skin has been grown in a laboratory

The first, fully functional, artificial skin has been made to be implanted on living organisms.

Tax on all fat foods needed to stem obesity epidemic consuming the UK

The UK is predicted to become the fattest nation in Europe by 2025, with almost 40% of adults obese.

Trypophobia: The fear of holes driven by the internet – and mathematics

Images from nature where holes are present appear to make people feel uncomfortable.

PTSD: Brain scans show mindfulness training helps veterans recover from trauma

Mindfulness training helps veterans with PTSD by altering brain activity and symptoms of the disorder.

Are you a grammar police officer? Personality dictates how you react to written mistakes

The way people judge email-writers for their errors depends on their personality traits, scientists suggest.

Developing nations closing wombs-to-let to Westerners

Criticism and an 'anti-colonialist' resentment is shutting out babies for foreigners.

US Food and Drug Administration expands access to abortion pill

The protocol change will make medication abortions more easily available in at least three states.

Six dead and dozens in hospital from 'super painkiller' fentanyl in California

DEA terms first wave in Northern California of illegal sales a 'serious health threat.'

Korean scientists develop affordable laser system that can detect E. coli on food in seconds

Scientists use laser speckle intensity detection and a camera to identify micro-organisms living in food.

Mysterious skin disease plaguing England, Belgium and France finally linked to genetic mutation

The identification of the disease, affecting families in Europe, offers up the possibility of finding a cure.

Daydreaming: People zone out on purpose when tasks are not challenging enough

Scientists find people's minds drift when they don't need to focus on what they are doing.

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