Diets, exercise, food fads and more

A two-year-old boy whose heart stopped 10 times has made medical history after becoming the youngest person in the world to be fitted with an artificial lung.

Scientists searching for the source of aggressive breast cancers may have been looking in the wrong place, research suggests.

Traces of the metal in milk were found to be much higher than is legally allowed in water, according to scientists, with one brand containing more than 800 micrograms per litre.

Crossword puzzles and other mentally stimulating pursuits may hide but not prevent the progress of Alzheimer's disease, research has shown.

An early sign that a child may develop autism could be as simple as noting where they fix their gaze.

Within just a year or two, your flu 'jab' or travel vaccines could be delivered to you in the post or handed out at the pharmacy, cutting the need for time-consuming visits to the doctor.

The most detailed study of its kind has found that organic strawberries contain higher levels of anti-cancer nutrients than fruit sprayed with chemical pesticides.

Giving newborn babies sugar does not help ease the pain of injections – and a cuddle from mum would perhaps do the job better, it is claimed.

Within just a year or two, your flu 'jab' or travel vaccines could be delivered to you in the post or handed out at the pharmacy, cutting the need for time-consuming visits to the doctor.

A review revealed omega-3 supplements prevented the deaths of almost one in ten patients with heart failure and around 8 per cent of hospital admissions.