Those who ignore symptoms of a TIA (transient ischaemic attack) or mini-stroke are running the risk of having a major stroke, the Stroke Association warns.

Many people do not have enough income for a "decent diet", public health experts claim in an open letter to the prime minister.

The twin sister of a Liverpool woman who died of cervical cancer says smear tests should be made available routinely to under-25s.

Crime minister Norman Baker says "all options" are being considered on the problem of legal highs, after the Home Office ruled out licensing of shops.

There has been a huge rise in cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis in north Wales, according to health experts.

Children are more likely to spend lots of time watching TV and playing on screens if their parents do the same, suggests a Bristol University study.

Doctors should be issued with new guidance to allow women and girls aged under 25 to have smear tests for cervical cancer, says one MP.

Calls are made for an investigation into the verbal abuse and neglect of an elderly woman at a mid Wales nursing home.