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Drinking milk during pregnancy may reduce the chance of the baby getting MS later in life

Milk in pregnancy may lower MS risk

Mothers-to-be can reduce their babies' risk of developing multiple sclerosis in later life by drinking milk, research suggests. More

Older women who abandon contraception risk unplanned pregnancy, the FPA has warned

Age no contraceptive, women warned

Women over 35 are being warned… More

A popular antidepressant could interfere with a breast cancer drug, scientists found

Breast cancer fears over drug

A popular antidepressant could… More


A drug to treat advanced kidney cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in draft guidance

Cancer drug rejected due to cost

A drug to treat advanced kidney… More

Poll finds most parents mistakenly believe their children are fully protected against all strains of meningitis

Poll reveals meningitis confusion

Most parents mistakenly believe… More


Labour has accused David Cameron of being 'two-faced' over NHS

Cameron's NHS vision 'two-faced'

Labour has sought to throw the… More

Survivors of the thalidomide scandal in Northern Ireland are to receive more than £1 million compensation

Thalidomide victims get £1m payout

Survivors of the thalidomide scandal… More


Stem cells

Stem cells 'weren't for human use'

Stem cells supplied to a Dutch… More

More women are discharged on Christmas Eve following a birth than any other day of the year, figures show

New mums discharged for Christmas

More women are discharged on Christmas… More