Signs warning shoppers how much exercise they need to do to burn off the sugar in fizzy drinks could be a useful tool in the fight against obesity, research suggests.

Scientists have found hidden signatures in the brains of people in a vegetative state which suggest they might be conscious.

UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline says its Ebola vaccine will not be ready until late 2015 and is "going to come too late" for this epidemic.

Ebola screening is to be extended Manchester and Birmingham airports, officials say, as a Royal Navy ship carrying medical teams departs for Sierra Leone.

Groups offering mental health support to children and young people will be able to apply for government top-up grants, say ministers.

Extra funding designed to boost sport in primary schools could be used to tackle childhood obesity, says Ofsted.

A spat between doctors and NHS officials about seven-day working has led to the stalling of longstanding negotiations.

Thousands of pieces of counterfeit or sub-standard dental equipment imported from China have been seized by regulators.