An international team of scientists, including a researcher from India, has discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims, a discovery that could pave the way to new treatments for the disease.

There are around 10,000 people in Ealing Southall living with a heart and circulatory disease, and seven million people across the UK. It causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK. This week Virendra Sharma MP showed their support for UK medical...

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Child fitness levels are falling at an even faster rate than earlier feared - and this time there is an evidence that it has nothing to do with obesity, shows a study. The study follows the 2009 study that showed child fitness declined by eight...

Experts warn results may be skewed by the fact healthy people feel more comfortable indulging in chocolate, while ill people may avoid it.

Taxpayers are being faced with a bill of more than £40million to compensate for babies harmed in the womb by their mothers' heavy drinking.

For the first time, GPs will be issued with checklists of symptoms to help them spot cancer, in order to prevent at least half of the needless deaths. Experts have warned that the delay by NHS in diagnosing and treating cancer is costing up...