Inexpensive gene-testing could prevent children with asthma getting ineffective drugs.

AT least five medications now sold to consumers pose such risks that their sale should be limited or stopped, said a government drug reviewer who raised questions earlier about the arthritis drug Vioxx.

MARKETS across the globe will be more than a little jittery this morning after Friday's plunge in New York.

London’s FTSE 100 Index fell for the tenth session running today – its longest ever losing streak – as it hit its lowest point since December 1995.

Investors continued to hold their breath today as the battered FTSE 100 Index struggled to move away from last night’s seven-year low.