Shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day may be increasing their risk of diabetes or obesity, according to researchers.

People with Huntington's disease, a debilitating brain condition, appear to be "protected" from cancer, according to a study in Sweden.

People should consider using a cold, wet cloth to treat insect bites instead of turning to over-the-counter remedies, experts say.

The government is investigating after figures emerge suggesting hospital patients in England have been discharged overnight to free up beds.

Drugs giant Johnson & Johnson is ordered by a US judge to pay $1.1bn for downplaying the risks involved in taking its anti-psychotic drug Risperdal.

The government says it will investigate why hospitals in England appear to be discharging thousands of patients overnight.