A nightcap may get you off to sleep faster but it can disrupt your night's slumber, say researchers who have reviewed the evidence.

Prostate cancer risk has risen to such a degree that one in every seven boys will develop it, figures suggest.

Police are warning that a contaminated batch of ecstasy tablets could be circulating after two people died in the Manchester area.

Women in Northern Ireland are among the least aware in the UK when it comes to recognising the symptoms of ovarian cancer.

Activists on either side of the US abortion debate mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade, the Supreme Court case that established abortion rights.

The busiest time in accident and emergency departments in England is Monday morning, hospital data shows.

Children from poor backgrounds are more likely to be overweight, a health minister says, blaming "an abundance of bad food" for the situation.

Controversial research into making bird flu easier to spread in people is to resume after a year-long pause.