AROUND 10 million Brits are at risk of becoming addicted to over-the-counter painkillers, a survey has suggested. Codeine-based painkillers can be purchased wi...
RESIDENT doctors will strike next month for five days of industrial action, designed to bring hospitals to a standstill. Thousands of medics – previously known...
THE rapid spread of a rare Ebola strain is “outpacing” response efforts, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Up to 220 people are suspected to have...
MAY half-term feels like the unofficial start of the summer holiday season, and many of us are finally dusting off our suitcases, including myself. Rest is a vi...
SHONA Sibary always prided herself on having a “good figure” – until she didn’t. The mum-of-four watched the scales slowly creep up to 12 and a half stone, thro...
IT was a peaceful night in January this year for mum-of-six Julie Buckler who was in bed drifting off to sleep beside husband Matthew. But suddenly a blood-curd...
ANOTHER cruise ship passenger has been forced into quarantine after testing positive to hantavirus, authorities say. A Spanish national has been put into isola...
TWO suspected Ebola cases have been detected in northern Italy in the past 24 hours, triggering a health alert. A man, 31, and a woman, 33, were transferred to...
WHEN Ali Pilossoph noticed a white lump on her newborn’s gums, she simply assumed it was a tooth coming through. But, within one week, it had doubled in size an...
MORE than 10,000 cases of lung cancer have been detected by NHS scanning trucks at superstore car parks and other public places, figures show. said more than t...
ALANNAH Sheehan has been recording videos of herself for six years – because she didn’t want her babies to forget the sound of her voice. The mum-of-three was g...
A HEALTH warning has been issued after a case of measles has been reported in the UK. An worker has fallen ill with the infectious disease while working at a w...
