Restricting the number of fast-food outlets around offices and homes could help combat the obesity epidemic, UK researchers say.

Severely ill patients and those with rare debilitating conditions could be given new medicines years before they are licensed.

A Japanese investigation into a supposedly groundbreaking stem cell study has discovered "inappropriate handling" of the data.

Dogs can suffer diseases similar to those that affect humans and this phenomenon could lead to some ground breaking medical advances

The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says that the drug licensing process "takes too long."

People living in the most affluent areas of England can expect almost 20 years' more "good health" than those in the poorest, data suggests.

People with blood groups O and B negative are being asked to donate blood, as stocks for both types hit their lowest levels in four years.