Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Exposure to extreme heat while firefighting increases blood clotting and risk of heart attack, a new study suggests.
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Yoga could help people with chronic inflammatory bowel disease improve their quality of life, a study has found.
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Researchers from the University of Birmingham want to prompt a discussion about how many epipens should be prescribed per child, with research suggesting there has been a s
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The development of a flu swab test could lead to personalised medicine which plays a role in fight against antibiotic resistance, according to researcher Tristan Clark.
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Hearing their mother's voice appears to benefit the health of premature babies, a study has suggested.
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Living in a high pollution area may increase a woman's chance of having high breast density, which is a risk factor for breast cancer, a large study suggests.
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More than one in 10 deaths, approximately 6.4 million, worldwide are caused by smoking, a major study has found.
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Eating foods rich in B-vitamins – such as Marmite – can boost chemicals associated with healthy brain function, according to researchers.
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Playing the computer game Tetris can prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers have found.
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Campaigns on the risks of heart failure have failed to raise public awareness among adults, according to researchers.
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Scientists have found 13 new genetic errors associated with an increased risk of developing glioma, the most common form of brain cancer.
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Further evidence has come to light suggesting statins could significantly reduce the occurrence of blood clots in certain parts of the body.
Researchers warn that measures are needed, including accurate diagnostic tests and clear presciption guidelines, to ensure the continued effectiveness of tuberculosis drugs.
A declining sense of smell indicates an increased risk of early death, regardless of whether the subject has dementia or not, a new study suggests.
In one of the first large-scale studies of its kind, drinking is associated with a lower risk of some, but not all, cardiovascular diseases.
Encouraging young people to engage in regular physical activity could improve their bone strength in later life, research has found.
A new method for growing red blood cells could eventually benefit people with rare blood types.
Taking opioids together with benzodiazepines is associated with greater risk of opioid overdose, study results suggest.
