Number of smokers falls nearly two million in decade since smoking ban
Health campaigners celebrate ban's 'enormous success' as smoking rates at lowest ever recorded
Health campaigners celebrate ban's 'enormous success' as smoking rates at lowest ever recorded
Unions say seven-year pay freeze has caused ‘real hardship for workers and their families’
One from Somerset was sent to the Scottish Highlands 587 miles away, new figures show
Hundreds of patients turn to online fundraising, BMA annual meeting hears
‘Unimaginably’ strong laser beam acts like an X-ray and could be used to spot tiny fractures and tumours in the body that would otherwise be missed
While the most prematurely babies scored low in tests, the difference was 'negligible' by the time children were of middle-school age
'Under 18s should not be able to just walk in off the street and have a cosmetic procedure'
Women who breastfed their babies for two years or more had an 18 per cent lower risk of heart disease and a 17 per cent lower risk of stroke
British people consumed three times as many chips in 2014 than in 1974
“As we are finding out more I think it will help us to draw up dietary recommendations tailored to the needs of men and women,’ says dietician Helen Bond
Great Ormond Street Hospital’s lawyers say case is 'particularly sad' but 'the parents don’t accept the facts'
Students blamed exam pressure, intensive exercise and poor diets for irregular menstrual cycles, which were most noticeable during term time
Harley Street clinic director Mandy Saligari says many of her patients are 13-year-old girls who see sexting as 'normal'
Sales of 'unhealthy' processed white bread have plummeted by 75 per cent since 1974
It should be 'as easy and accepted as placing a stethoscope on a deceased patient’s chest to search for a heartbeat and breath that will never come', but it's not
Third of NHS children’s mental health services are facing cuts or closure
Dr Robert Naviaux showed suramin could 'reverse' autism-like behaviours in mice – and his latest research indicates the drug could have the same effect in humans
Face drooping on one side, a weak or numb arm and slurred or garbled speech are signs an ambulance should be called as soon as possible
If done right, Ramadan can have some positive health benefits
Cardiologist advises cyclists to avoid busy roads and pedestrians to walk as far away from the kerb as possible
Immune cells are found to play a key role in prompting the growth of new hairs after old ones fall out