Home Health & Lifestyle

Stress in the six months before conception increases the risk of giving birth prematurely, research suggests.

The number of deaths across the world caused by measles has fallen by 74% in the past seven years.

Happiness is infectious and can spread like a "ripple" through social groups, according to US researchers.

UK experts issue a warning after a study showed wide availability of strong painkillers over the internet.

A campaign will be launched by the government in the new year to help people remember what the first symptoms of stroke are.

Sixteen American soldiers who served in Iraq accuse defense contractor KBR of knowingly exposing them to a toxic chemical.

The practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication is not backed by evidence, say researchers.

A baby girl remains seriously ill after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.

Authorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national emergency, state media reports.

Being obese as a child may actually alter the shape of a gland important to growth and metabolism, say Italian scientists.