Adults catch real flu about once every five years, while children get it every other year, scientists calculate, based on a field study in China.

Just one in seven councils in the UK is paying a "fair" price for home care for the elderly, according to a survey.

The Lib Dem election manifesto will include a pledge to hand drugs policy from the Home Office to the Department of Health, Nick Clegg is to say.

Autism is caused by genetic make-up in 74-98% of cases, a Medical Research Council study of 516 twins indicates.