Friendly bacteria in the human gut can trigger a natural immune response against malaria, say researchers.

Increasing the number of women who breastfeed could save the NHS millions of pounds by reducing infections and breast cancer, figures suggest.

It is "deeply saddening" that patients are attending hospital appointments or treatment for cancer on their own, says Macmillan Cancer Support.

All patients should be given a brain scan after a stroke, even a mild one, to predict the risk of another stroke happening, say Canadian researchers.

Being severely obese can knock up to eight years off your life and cause decades of ill health, a report says.

About 100 Nigerian medical workers are expected to arrive in Sierra Leone to help with the response to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.

UKIP's Nigel Farage says women should not breastfeed in an "ostentatious" way in public to avoid embarrassing others.

The family of a man with a learning disability say they are horrified that their local council put him "up for auction" on a care website.