Low muscle strength during adolescence puts people at greater risk of dying early.
Alarming health study puts Scotland bottom of 20-country mortality league.
Nanotechnology that resets immune system has major implications for treatment of MS, diabetes and asthma.
The visitors are in trouble after the completion of day two after losing three wickets in quick succession.
There will be 33,000 survivors of childhood cancer living in the UK by the end of this year.
India finished the first day of the first Test against England in command, after Virender Sehwag and Cheteshwar Pujara led the hosts to 323/4
Couple donated money to three-year-old Skye Swinton so she might have chance of walking.
New report says care for schizophrenic patients is unacceptable, adds to distress and worsens illness.
Mother who claimed almost £50,000 by pretending her son had cancer has been jailed for three years and nine months at Gloucester Crown Court.
Seven Tour de France trophy jerseys hang like trophies on wall of Armstrong's huge house - even after reputation is ruined
As the mid-way point of Movember approaches, scientists have found that red wine and grapes help in the fight against prostate cancer.
Former glamour model reveals she was left in agony when she contracted a dangerous infection.
Chumlong Lemtongthai handed harshest sentence ever given for a wildlife crime in the country.
Ian Paterson accused of misdiagnosing 450 women and carrying out banned 'cleavage-saving' op on 700 more.
The former X Factor judge, who is married to rocker Ozzy Osbourne, said she had the preventive surgery to reduce the risk of suffering from the disease.
As we enter the second week of Movember, new research shows targeted prostate cancer screening could prevent unnecessary treatment.
Who is Xi Jinping? The mysterious past of the man who is to be appointed China's next president.
Lab rats showed signs of resisting effects of meth intoxication, say Scripps Research Institute scientists
Men planning to take part in the charity challenge can take inspiration from some famous moustached faces.
Deportivo Tachira fans force match to be abandoned after team change kit to pink in support of breast cancer.
England are sweating over the fitness of Steven Finn with the fast-bowler facing a scan after injuring his thigh in the opening warm-up match against India A in Mumbai.
Future of Egypt's ancient Coptic church in five-year-old's hands as worshippers fear for future amid rising tide of Islamist attacks.