A study by University College London (UCL) found that smokers who have frequently spent time with vapers, who smoke e-cigarettes, were around 20 per cent more likely to quit tobacco.

World Diabetes Day, a day of global awareness for the condition, falls on November 14

The stomach-churning video from a doctor's surgery in the northern Phu Tho Province in Vietnam shows a doctor treating a woman who was afraid of cleaning her own ears.

Might this living laboratory hold the key to controlling malaria and other conditions?

The announcement Tuesday by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead of an expected government crackdown on underage sales of e-cigs.

Josh Munoz, from Detroit, Michigan, was in Texas last month on a one-year anniversary trip with his wife, Sarah. He was showering one day when chunks of skin fell off.

A new study from Emory University School of Medicine, has found that a commonly-used probiotic can create a chain reaction that ends in the secretion of a protein critical for bone health.

From pastors in bars to reverends walking the streets and going door to door: clergy members across the US are trying to get addicts into treatment and, if they will listen, to offer some spiritual advice.

Scientists at the University of Alabama say they have found evidence of bacteria living in the brain, believing they travelled there through the bloodstream from the gut after coming from food.

Researchers say the Gelesis100 capsule, which dissolves in the gut after being eaten, could aid weight loss after tests showed six in 10 patients lost five per cent of their weight in six months.

Alex Bustamante, six, died in May this year, and five-year-old Carter Roberts in September - both after contracting acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).

A total of 90 cases of acute flaccid myelitis have been confirmed in American children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed today, but denied that there have been any deaths.

Ian Trenholm, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said he wants to see more prosecutions, warning 'safety is not something we are going to compromise on'.

Paige Thorpe, 16, from Stansted, Essex, has struggled with anxiety throughout her childhood - but it peaked during her GCSE exams this summer, triggering debilitating seizures.

Crystal Ashwood, from Somerset, is thought to have entered the menopause at 25, when she had extremely sporadic, heavy periods, which she dismissed as stress.

Officials estimate that around a quarter of people living in the UK have a sun spot. The figure is similar in the US but higher in Australia. Finnish experts tested the new cream on 69 adults.

Jered Chinnock, from Wisconsin, recently walked again after being paralysed. Here, Matthew Reeve - the eldest son of late actor Christopher Reeve - insists miracles can happen.

From January 2019 post-mortem examinations on children from Northern Ireland will have to be carried out in Liverpool.

Anila Ali, from Dokri in the Sindh province of Pakistan, was born with an unusually large, soft head three months ago, which doctors diagnosed as a severe form of craniosynostosis.

Half of sportsmen are using steroids for aesthetic reasons, according to anti-drug chiefs at a conference in Cardiff. Steroids are prescription-only medicines.

Trish Bradbury, 59, from Plympton, Devon, was desperate to lose weight after her mother died suddenly - so she embarked on Functional Imagery Training and lost two stone.

Falling in love is the result of activity in 12 areas of the brain working together, according to researchers at the University of Western Virginia in California.

Jenna Ostrowski, 34, from Birmingham, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia and told her survival chances were slim unless she started treatment immediately.

It comes after an ex-adviser to the Government’s Committee on Safety of Medicines, Dr Paul Clayton, claimed that 90 per cent of supplements ‘have no measurable benefits’.

Having genetic variants linked to high BMI can lead to mental health issues, study finds Being overweight can cause depression, researchers say, with the effects thought to be largely psychological. While previous studies have found that people who are obese are more likely to have depression, it has been unclear whether that is down to depression driving weight changes or the reverse.

The report, published today in the Annals of Medicine, showed that between 2003 and 2015 heart disease and cancer deaths dropped nationwide - but more in richer areas.

Tony Moss, a professor of addictive behaviour science at London South Bank University, says motorists can avoid being caught by using a personal breathalyser before driving the next day.

Each Baby Counts project analyses cases of stillbirth, neonatal death and babies born with brain damage Seven out of 10 stillbirths, neonatal deaths and babies brain damaged at birth could be avoided if the NHS provided better care during labour, a new government-funded report has found. The inquiry identified lack of staff, the pressure on maternity units and a failure by midwives and obstetricians to follow guidelines as common factors in such events.