Women growing up starved of calories are more likely to develop heart disease in later life, a study suggests.

In this week's Scrubbing Up, Mr Andrew McCombe, a leading ENT surgeon, warns patients lives are at risk because too few tonsillectomies are now being performed in the UK

With recent figures suggesting that one in five adults is unable to swim, BBC News asks when the best time in life is to learn.

A woman is recovering at home after one of her breast implants was ruptured by a paintball last Saturday.

New technology in the form of subtitle glasses may provide a solution for deaf film fans.

A major cholera pandemic has spread in at least three waves from a single global source: the Bay of Bengal, a study finds.

Consumers are being warned to check packs of Nurofen Plus after it emerged that thousands could mistakenly contain antipsychotic drugs.