Feeling sad or watching while receiving an injection may make pain an even more unpleasant experience, according to a pair of studies.

Horrific crimes, such as the Anders Breivik case, illustrate the misconceptions the public has about mental illness, a leading expert says.

A Cornish alpaca owner, who received an award for her campaign for compulsory TB testing of the animals, contracts the illness herself.

We need to find ways of not just meeting the basic needs of the elderly, but also improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life

A crisis in funding care for the elderly could lead to closure of parks, libraries and public toilets, according to the leaders of nearly every council in England and Wales.

Children bullied during their early years are up to three times more likely to self harm than their classmates when they reach adolescence, a study suggests.

A man who sold counterfeit medicines including Viagra has been told to hand over more than £14m by Southwark Crown Court.

NHS diabetes care is 'inadequate' and some patients come to further harm due to poor care in hospital, a leading specialist says.