One in 10 adults worldwide is obese, according to a new study which shows that the prevalence of obesity has almost doubled since 1980.

A woman's risk of getting breast cancer over her lifetime has increased to one in eight, show statistics obtained by Cancer Research UK.

A review of existing research shows children with Type I diabetes are nearly 10 times as likely to also have a viral infection.

Officials in Peru have declared a red alert after an outbreak of dengue fever in one Amazonian province.

A woman's risk of developing breast cancer has risen to one in eight from one in nine, according to Cancer Research UK.

All UK children at risk, expert warns

Scientists identify a new type of mosquito that researchers say must be studied further to see if it has implications for the transmission and control of malaria.

Lord Steel explains he had no idea how big an impact on society the 1967 Abortion bill would have when he proposed it more than 40 years ago.