Some common painkillers, including ibuprofen and diclofenac, may slightly increase the risk of heart problems if taken in high doses for a long time, data suggests.

The global war on drugs is fuelling a hepatitis C pandemic causing millions of needless infections, the Global Commission on Drug Policy has warned.

Why advice about revising might need to be revised

The European Commission is expected to launch formal legal action against Spain after hundreds of complaints from foreign nationals of medical treatment being denied - despite showing their European health insurance card.

An Afghan man had a pencil stuck in his head for years, the German doctors who removed it say.

Researchers have for the first time unravelled the complex structure of the inner protein shell of the HIV molecule.

A dedicated facility where new treatments for multiple sclerosis will be tested and trialled is being established in Scotland.

Selling hot food from takeaways near schools in Salford could be banned until early evenings to encourage children to "eat healthily".