Diets, exercise, food fads and more

A young woman desperate to lose weight died in agony a day after taking a lethal dose of a banned fat-burning drug she bought over the internet.

Routine brain scans in a group of middle-aged people showed that 10 percent of them had suffered a stroke without knowing it, raising their risk for further strokes and memory loss, U.S. researchers said.

A nine-year-old boy has been cured of asthma after taking up a brass instrument. Six-months ago he took up the euphonium and within a couple of weeks his wheezing had completely stopped.

Believe it or not, this man's having his teeth pulled out without anaesthetic. He's been hypnotised to feel no pain. Could this be the shape of surgery to come?

Put down the ketchup, and step away from the frying pan - because nutritionists have turned their fire on our weekend eating habits.

Children born to women who are depressed during pregnancy are more likely to suffer significant delays in their development , researchers say. A study found an increase of up to 34 per cent in the risk of poor physical and mental development.

A doctor who faked prescriptions for growth hormones for her son even though his height was 'normal' faces being struck off today.

A two-year-old boy has driven his parents to despair by refusing to eat any food apart from yoghurt. Little Bobby Glarvey eats his way through 14 pots of his favourite dairy food every day.

One in eight maternity units has been closed or is in danger under Labour, the Tories claimed last night. They say the health of mothers and babies is being put at risk.

An Indian takeaway can contain more saturated fat than a woman should eat in an entire day. The nation's favourite dish, chicken tikka masala, with pilau rice and plain nan, contains on average 1,338 calories.