Italy: The ancient city of Rome is being ruled by an empire of rats
Residents are calling the rodent problem an 'invasion'.
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France drug trial: Was cannabis to blame for test that left patient brain-dead and five critically ill?
Details are emerging that a phase 1 clinical trial at Biotrial has left one person brain-dead and five more critical.
France cannabis drug trial: One volunteer brain-dead and five critical after taking painkiller
Marisol Touraine, French health minister, said a 'very serious accident' happened at a private lab in Rennes.
Organ donations: 500 families block vital transplants
NHS Blood and Transplant to stop relatives 'overriding' life-saving transplants from listed donors.
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Strike talks: NHS junior doctors and London Underground workers in crunch negotiations
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Sierra Leone boy 'dies from Ebola' hours after WHO declared West Africa free of the disease
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Liberia declared Ebola-free but World Health Organization warns 'the job is not done'
The milestone signals an apparent end to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Colombia: Cop saves abandoned newborn by breastfeeding her until the ambulance arrives
The child is thought to have been suffering from malnourishment and hypothermia.
Smelling Alzheimer's: Unique urine odour discovered at early stages of disease
Urine smell in Alzheimer's patients may allow identification before cognitive decline.
The mindfulness craze rolls on with Ruby Wax as its latest champion - but does it really work?
IBTimes UK's literary tour of the therapy and lifestyle trend of mindfulness questions how effective it is.
Spanish MP breastfeeding in parliament branded 'frankly unnecessary'
Fellow MPs accuse Carolina Bescansa of attention-seeking by feeding baby Diego during a parliamentary session.
US: Brazil's 'birth defect virus' Zika identified in Texas
Health officials concerned that virus linked to microcephaly could explode in the warmer climates of America
Ebola: Putin claims vaccine breakthrough as west Africa is on brink of ending virus outbreak
In most recent outbreak, 11,000 people have died in three west African nations in the absence of a cure or vaccine.
UK scientist seeks permission to turn genes on and off in human embryos
Kathy Niakan is trying to study which genes control the development of human embryos.
First-ever portable brain monitor could lead to breakthrough in human-like computer experience
University of California San Diego researchers have developed the first dry portable EEG brain monitor.
Vietnam: Head transplant volunteers being sought for controversial surgery at Hanoi hospital
Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero hoping to carry out procedure next year.
Frozen poo transplants just as effective as fresh ones for C. diff. as faeces pill trialled for obesity
Frozen faecal microbiota transplantation could offer many advantages for Clostridium difficile treatment.
Junior doctors' strike: NHS England says 10,000 medics worked
98% of BMA members backed industrial action in November.
Hookah vs cigarettes: Shisha delivers 25 times more tar and 10 times more carbon monoxide
Study shows a single hookah session delivers far more toxicants than smoking a single cigarette.
Weight loss breakthrough? Sugar detox enzyme stops excess fat storage and could treat diabetes
'Extremely rare' finding could provide a new therapy for type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic disorder.
Junior doctors' strike: BMA takes NHS contract fight to Tories' doorstep with parliament picket
IBTimes UK visited a demonstration outside St Thomas' Hospital in London.
Singapore research team develops robotic glove to help those who have lost hand functions
The smart glove helps to stimulate the brain in the rehabilitation process.
Dieting will always make you feel 'hangry' - hungry and angry - and it's impossible to avoid
The brain fires AGRP neurons which cause sadness and anger when we are hungry, say researchers.
Junior doctors' strike: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not visit BMA pickets
Left-winger's spokesman tells IBTimes UK that Corbyn will not be in attendance.
Melioidosis: 89,000 killed every year by little-known disease as deadly as measles
Melioidosis cases severely underestimated and found in more countries than previously thought.
Bacteria in human bodies do not outnumber cells by 10 to one
The truth behind the saying 'we have 10 times more bacteria in our body than cells' has been revealed...as false.
US labs growing human-animal hybrids for organs amid controversy
MIT Technology Review confirms 20 pregnancies of human-animal hybrids in last 12 months.
Junior doctors' strike: David Cameron issues final plea to medics over 'damaging' NHS walkouts
Prime minister has attempted to stop the strikes by urging the BMA to get around the table.
NHS bursaries: UK protests as student nurses and midwives denounce government changes
Nurses and midwives went on marches across the UK in protest over changes to student bursaries.
What is the best exercise for losing weight?
Is endurance exercise, HIIT or regular moderate exercise the best way to lose weight?
Black pudding: Is it really a superfood?
Branding your product as a 'superfood' is the easiest marketing trick but we're still falling for it
Canadian scientists invent portable device that can see blood flow in your veins to detect disease
Scientists have invented the first portable, touchless device that can monitor a patient's blood flow.
Ebola: New aggressive guidelines set for treating infected children
Researchers used their own experience and WHO reports to make new protocols for treating children with Ebola.
Cannabis use in teens does not affect their IQ or educational performance
Using cannabis in adolescence does not appear to affect intelligence, study finds.
There is no 'safe' limit for alcohol consumption, medical chiefs warn
The recommended weekly intake for men has been slashed from 21 to 14 units, the same as women.
What a trip: Yale medical school professors set up psychedelic study group
Researchers will explore whether drugs like LSD and psilocybin can effectively treat mental problems.
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