Health

Thunder god vine causes up to 45% decrease in body weight of obese mice.

Britain is normalising obesity and condemning children to a rising tide of avoidable diseases

Brazil's Health Minister Arthur Chioro on Thursday (14 May) said the country was "technically" facing a dengue fever epidemic.

A large section of people has linked obesity in the UK to lifestyle choices.

Hunger-sensitive signals in the brain helped early humans to enter risky situations for food.

The parents of the UK's youngest ever organ donor explained on 23 April how donating their son's organs helped them cope with their grief.

Josh was in charge of food shopping and ensured that Betty Jo lived on an unhealthy diet.

Exclusive: IBTimesUK spoke to Norman Lamb with just weeks to go before the general election.

The theme for World Health Day 2015 is Food Safety

Money On My Mind singer lost one stone in two weeks

A Nanjing man who swallowed a BBQ skewer has had it removed after a month of agony.

Waning interest in Ebola could jeopardise efforts to stamp out the world's worst recorded outbreak of the disease.

Apple ResearchKit is a tool for creating apps which let iPhones diagnose and monitor diseases like asthma and diabetes

During Watch development Apple was forced to drop many health-tracking features and struggled to define its purpose.

The report claims that at least five more diseases are associated with smoking.

Capsaicin in chilli peppers and a compound in grapes stimulate increased metabolism by burning more fat.

British Liver Trust calls on the government to support its Love Your Liver campaign.

Researchers find link between communities who tweet negatively and increase in heart disease mortality.

The BHF says the UK parents are being 'hounded' by their kids to buy junk food they see on TV.

The implant electrically blocks the vagal nerve that connects the brain and stomach.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will come under further scrutiny over the figures.

A 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests a lack of exercise is to blame for 676,000 deaths

Research finds iPhone users suffer anxiety when separated from their handsets

It's a food giveaway in Chongqing for overweight diners.

Addenbrooke's hospital says "in critical internal incident mode" for last 2 days

Fexaramine makes the body burn fat by tricking it into thinking it has consumed calories.

Ambulance services around the UK are spending large amounts of money designing and adapting vehicles for obese patients

Study finds obese children have a heightened psychological reward from sugar.

Study says more needs to be done to prevent to the £47bn a year obesity crisis.

Doctors said low-fat diets are better for sustained weight loss.