HEALTH

Genetic mutation means people break out in skin rashes as a result of vibrations.

What good do mosquitoes do? Not a great deal - but it we wiped them out something worse might emerge

The protein which protected Vikings from worms is the same protein which causes respiratory illnesses today.

1,000 ants have been removed from the girl's ear, but doctors can't keep up with their breeding rate.

Brazil's health institute announces first time active Zika virus has been found in saliva and urine.

Being Tasered can cause short-term cognitive decline and functioning similar to dementia.

Smoking bans show 'improved health outcomes' and cuts in heart attacks, strokes and asthma.

Bharat Biotech's chief tells IBTimes UK vaccine will take several years to clear regulatory process.

Woman was diagnosed in Catalonia after returning from trip to Colombia.

Zika virus conspiracy theories have started to surface online – here is why they are wrong.

Having a high body mass index does not necessarily mean the person is unhealthy, UCLA study finds.

Removing cells which stop replicating with age in mice increases their lifespan by a third.

Zika virus has been linked with severe and progressive neurological disorder Guillain-Barré syndrome.

IBTimes UK looks at cancer-survival rates and risk factors on 4 February for World Cancer Day 2016.

Cases spread by sex trigger alert by federal health organisation

IBTimes UK speaks to women who have survived cervical cancer.

NHS announces ban on blood donations from travellers returning from affected regions.

Rosacea is a condition that millions of women suffer from but that should not stop you from looking fantastic.

'We can. I can.' is the tagline for World Cancer Day 2016 with the aim of proving we can all help beat cancer.

Many women in Latin America have to pit their religious beliefs against the risk their babies could be born with brain defects.

Zika has been found in the semen of infected men, but this is not the first time it has happened.

Nobel Peace Prize winner will talk about his efforts to eradicate Guinea-worm disease.

WHO also said the microcephaly-causing disease could have potentially devastating effects for families.

Bharat Biotech has claimed to have began research on Zika vaccines nine months ago before Brazil outbreak.

Mosquitoes carrying the virus have also been detected at the Sydney International Airport.

Rousseff said the government will spare all resources to fight the virus plaguing the country.

Study suggests women are more likely to yawn contagiously because they are more emphatic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a patient was infected in Dallas County.

Foria relief capsule suppositories, filled with cannabis, are set to bring relief to women without a high.