Up to 10m prescriptions for antibiotics are being dished out unnecessarily every year in the UK with many patients seeking out doctors who are a “soft touch” to get hold of them, health officials have said.

Diabetes “threatens to bring down the NHS”, Diabetes UK has warned.

A form of mental training could be as effective as anti-depressants at preventing people relapsing into depression, new research suggests.

A child born with serious, alcohol-related problems after her mother drank excessively whilst pregnant has been refused permission to take her battle for compensation to the Supreme Court in England.

It looks like an MP3 player but this small device is aimed at helping diabetics avoid hypoglycemic attacks, also known as “hypos”, by copying the body’s own control system.

A British woman has had electrodes placed deep inside her brain in an experimental operation to help cure her of anorexia. She had wires carrying electricity connected to parts of her brain that register her feeling of reward when she eats.

Young Irish women tend to to stick to traditional methods of birth control rather than using effective, long-term contraceptives that cut out the risk of forgetting to take a daily tablet, says Ailin Quinlan.

More than 1m people being treated for asthma may have been misdiagnosed, a health watchdog has said.

A young child is not entitled to criminal injuries compensation after her mother drank excessively while pregnant, the British Court of Appeal has ruled.

Parents who sleep alongside their baby in bed or on the sofa could be putting the newborn at risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the UK's health advisory body has warned.

The Court of Appeal in the UK has reserved its judgment on whether a pregnant woman committed "a crime of violence" against her child when she drank a "grossly excessive" amount of alcohol while pregnant.

Drinkers in England who have half a bottle of wine or three pints a night, are to be offered a life-saving pill which helps reduce their alcohol consumption.

Drinkers who have half a bottle of wine or three pints a night are to be offered a life-saving pill which helps reduce their alcohol consumption.

A breast cancer drug could extend the lives of patients with an advanced form of the disease by almost five years, a study has found.

Tens of thousands of breast cancer sufferers could benefit from an "innovative" new type of radiotherapy which could be delivered during surgery instead of making them take a course of treatment.

Andre Villas-Boas put Hugo Lloris’ long-term health at risk with his “dangerous” and “irresponsible” decision to let the Tottenham goalkeeper play on at Everton after being knocked unconscious by Romelu Lukaku, according to brain injury charity Headway.

A study has found breastfed babies under the age of three months who sleep in their parents’ beds face a five-fold increased risk of cot death.