HIV antibodies 'have potent impact'

30 October 2013 Last updated at 20:02 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A potential new HIV treatment has a "profound and unprecedented" impact on the virus, according to animal studies published in the journal Nature....

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Breast cancer 'rising in under-40s'

31 October 2013 Last updated at 09:53 ET By Helen Briggs BBC News Cases of breast cancer in women under 40 are rising across Europe, research suggests. Experts say it is unclear whether this is due to improved diagnosis or new risk factors....

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Vegetative patient 'paid attention'

31 October 2013 Last updated at 10:13 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A patient in a vegetative state was able to pay attention to sounds in his surroundings, a study found. An analysis of brain activity in 21 patients...

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Swaddling resurgence 'damaging hips'

28 October 2013 Last updated at 22:08 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Parents are risking their babies' health because of a surge in the popularity of swaddling, according to an orthopaedic surgeon. The technique...

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Gardening 'linked to longer lives'

28 October 2013 Last updated at 22:10 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Pottering around the garden or fixing up the house has been linked to a longer life in a study of people over the age of 60. Older people can...

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Hunt loses Lewisham Hospital appeal

29 October 2013 Last updated at 09:44 ET The Court of Appeal has ruled Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not have power to implement cuts at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London. During the summer, a High Court judge ruled Mr Hunt acted outside...

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Fat pledge 'a drop in the ocean'

26 October 2013 Last updated at 07:50 ET A pledge by food manufacturers to cut saturated fat levels is "a drop in the ocean" in the fight against obesity, a top public health expert has said. Morrisons, Subway and Nestle are among firms signed...

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Alzheimer's insight from DNA study

27 October 2013 Last updated at 14:03 ET By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News A clearer picture of what causes Alzheimer's disease is emerging after the largest ever analysis of patients' DNA. A massive international collaboration...

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NHS complaints revolution 'needed'

28 October 2013 Last updated at 08:59 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The culture of delay and denial over NHS complaints in England must come to an end, a review of the system says. The government-commissioned inquiry - led by Labour...

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Surgery offer for ex-'fattest man'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 08:20 ET A plastic surgeon in the US has offered to operate on a British man once dubbed the world's fattest. At his heaviest, Paul Mason weighed 70 stone (444kg) and was bed bound at his bungalow in Ipswich,...

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Campaigners press PM over cold homes

25 October 2013 Last updated at 02:50 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Campaigner Ed Matthews says Britain has "the worst-insulated housing stock in Western Europe" Fuel poverty campaigners have...

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Fat pledge 'a drop in the ocean'

26 October 2013 Last updated at 07:50 ET A pledge by food manufacturers to cut saturated fat levels is "a drop in the ocean" in the fight against obesity, a top public health expert has said. Morrisons, Subway and Nestle are among firms signed...

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Campaigners press PM over cold homes

25 October 2013 Last updated at 02:50 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Campaigner Ed Matthews says Britain has "the worst-insulated housing stock in Western Europe" Fuel poverty campaigners have...

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Surgery offer for ex-'fattest man'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 08:20 ET A plastic surgeon in the US has offered to operate on a British man once dubbed the world's fattest. At his heaviest, Paul Mason weighed 70 stone (444kg) and was bed bound at his bungalow in Ipswich,...

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Fat pledge 'a drop in the ocean'

26 October 2013 Last updated at 07:50 ET A pledge by food manufacturers to cut saturated fat levels is "a drop in the ocean" in the fight against obesity, a top public health expert has said. Morrisons, Subway and Nestle are among firms signed...

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Women 'stigmatised' over infertility

25 October 2013 Last updated at 03:46 ET By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News New research suggests that many women aged 35-45 who do not have children feel judged for not having had a baby. Even if they plan to have a child, nearly...

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Campaigners press PM over cold homes

25 October 2013 Last updated at 02:50 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Campaigner Ed Matthews says Britain has "the worst-insulated housing stock in Western Europe" Fuel poverty campaigners have...

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Surgery offer for ex-'fattest man'

25 October 2013 Last updated at 08:20 ET A plastic surgeon in the US has offered to operate on a British man once dubbed the world's fattest. At his heaviest, Paul Mason weighed 70 stone (444kg) and was bed bound at his bungalow in Ipswich,...

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Poor care risk 'at 1 in 4 hospitals'

24 October 2013 Last updated at 04:30 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Sir Mike Richards from the Care Quality Commission said the screening tool would...

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Boys catching up on life expectancy

24 October 2013 Last updated at 07:12 ET Boys are narrowing the gap on girls when it comes to life expectancy in England and Wales, statistics show. The Office for National Statistics says baby girls born 30 years ago were expected to live...

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NHS Direct to close down next year

24 October 2013 Last updated at 07:24 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News NHS Direct - one of the most recognisable names in the NHS - will be closed down in England next year. The organisation, which is an NHS trust, got into...

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TB challenge over 'missing' millions

23 October 2013 Last updated at 05:08 ET By Helen Briggs BBC News About three million people who developed tuberculosis in 2012 have been "missed" by health systems, the World Health Organization has said. Finding these missed cases is one...

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Obese children 'should keep diaries'

22 October 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Children who are overweight or obese should be encouraged to keep a food-and-activity diary, say new public health guidelines for England. The National...

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Saturated fat heart disease 'myth'

22 October 2013 Last updated at 19:37 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Dr Assem Malhotra explains why some saturated fats may not be so bad after all The risk from saturated fat in foods such...

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Exercise 'boosts academic success'

21 October 2013 Last updated at 19:59 ET Intensive exercise improves the academic performance of teenagers, according to new research. The study, of about 5,000 children, found links between exercise and exam success in English, maths and...

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