Delegates at a tobacco control conference in Uruguay call for additives aimed at new smokers to be reduced or banned.

Cigarettes packets should be plain brown or grey and retailers should cover up displays of cigarettes to protect children, says a Department of Health proposal.

Campaigners welcome the Pope's comments that the use of condoms may be acceptable in exceptional cases, to prevent the spread of HIV.

Charity argues black women are getting a raw deal in cancer treatment

At least 30 genes appear to play a role in the age at which girls reach puberty, according to an international group of scientists.