This content is from the BBC Health News website. Please click a headline for the full story. The articles are constantly updated so remember to check back regularly for the latest headlines.
- Fertile forties pregnancy warning
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age. - Brain injury linked to gambling
Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money. - 'Third-hand smoke' risk warning
Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts. - Cancer nurses funding row
Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour's plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England diagnosed with cancer. - Exercise 'can cut gallstone risk'
Doing lots of exercise drastically cuts the risk of developing painful gallstones, UK researchers have found. - Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing. - Better child-diabetes care urged
A "shocking" number of children are suffering potentially fatal complications of diabetes each year, a charity says. - Premature birth gene clue found
DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists. - GPs warn about 'population rise'
New Scottish GP practices should be set up in areas which are likely to see population increases, the BMA says. - Artificial pancreas diabetes hope
Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. - Baldness risk from hair extensions
Scientists want extensions banned because they say too many people are getting them done on the cheap risking baldness or alopecia. - Dangers of 'lax' cosmetic surgery rules
Patients need better protection from some of those involved in the cosmetic industry, warn British Association of Plastic Surgeon president, Nigel Mercer - Q&A: Advice about swine flu
Information about swine flu and the potential threat it poses. - Baby opt-out
Should drug addicts be paid to get sterilised? - Problem gamblers
Doctors 'not picking up patients' gambling problems' - Card carriers
'We know about organ donation from both sides' - Muscle madness
Young men risk taking steroids for the perfect body - Patients' stories
Encouraging minorities to seek mental health help - From BBC Health
Confirming a diagnosis of high blood pressure - Transplant first in kidney sister
A pioneering procedure has allowed a British woman to get a new kidney from her sister - even though the organ would normally be rejected. - Trauma services 'too poor'
Hundreds of people who suffer serious injuries are dying due to poor care, according to a report from the National Audit Office. - Secret of sperm sprint uncovered
A mechanism which starts sperm swimming near the egg could lead to new forms of male contraception, say scientists. - Patient 'killed unlawfully' by GP
A coroner calls for a shake-up of out-of-hours medical care after ruling a patient was unlawfully killed by an overseas doctor. - Gene loss link to severely obese
A small number of extremely overweight people may be missing the same chunk of genetic material, claim UK researchers. - Scan unlocks vegetative patients
Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. - Dementia 'losing out' on funding
Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report. - Heart disease and stroke
- Cancer: The facts
Information and statistics on common types of cancer