In the US and most other countries, blood pressure rises with age, beginning early in life

NHS bosses and GPs are blaming each other for failing to provide enough flu jabs for the over-65s. Thousands of elderly patients have not yet been vaccinated after surgeries and chemists ran out of stock. One pharmacist in Bristol said he was...

‘Urgent’ action is needed to tackle the global misuse of antibiotics, the World Health Organization today warned.

Drinking a cup of tea or eating a handful of berries a day may protect against heart disease, research suggests.

Honey has a glowing reputation. 

The ABPL group along with Nova IVI fertility clinic in India had hosted an IVF education seminar at Novotel Hotel in Wembley on 2nd November. The main objective of this seminar was to create awareness about IVF among the Asian community and...

The flu vaccine is free for at risk groups including pregnant women, children aged 2 and 3 as well as school children in reception to year 5, people under 65 with long-term health conditions and those aged 65 and over. 

Superbugs will kill more people than cancer and diabetes combined by 2050 unless something is done to tackle antibiotic resistance, MPs have warned. Despite drives to reduce prescription rates, British doctors are still doling out twice as many...

Pharmacists have been told to check whether young children really need EpiPens, which are routinely doled out by the NHS and used by millions of allergy sufferers. Amid a 'critical' global shortage, the NHS has told chemists to ask parents how...

Doctors' use of Caesarean section to deliver babies has nearly doubled in 15 years to reach "alarming" proportions in some countries, a study says.