A mother's attitude towards cervical cancer screening influences decisions to vaccinate her daughter against the cancer, say researchers.

Volunteers are being asked to take part in a research project at Swansea University which is looking at the influence of exercise on pregnancy.

All illegal drugs should be decriminalised and the least harmful regulated and sold in licensed shops, an inquiry by cross-party peers concludes.

A Cumbrian teenager, who set up an internet "bucket list" of things she wanted to achieve, dies after a long battle with cancer.

Disability campaigners call on the government to reconsider changes to the benefit due to replace the Disability Living Allowance from April.

Eating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns.

A spiritual healer who claims to be able to treat cancer using a special diet is condemned for giving "dangerous" advice.

A Cumbrian teenager, who set up an internet "bucket list" of things she wanted to achieve, has died following a long battle with cancer.