Cigarettes will no longer be sold in vending machines in Northern Ireland from 1 March 2012.

Oral contraceptives may alleviate painful periods for some women, suggests a 30-year study.

A television advertisement for Citroen is banned after complaints claiming it causes epilepsy symptoms or seizures.

A Sri Lankan doctor jailed in the USA for aiding Tamil Tigers rebels pleads to be allowed to return to his general practice in north London.

A vaccine against one of the most common forms of childhood meningitis could reduce the number of deaths in the UK even further.

The NHS in Northamptonshire has agreed to pay for a seven-year-old boy's private treatment in Germany for a rare childhood cancer.

Ambulance staff in Scotland will have their working week cut to resolve a long-running dispute over meal breaks, the government announces.

Doctors have rejected plans to change their pensions and would be prepared to take industrial action, says the BMA.