Breastfed babies 'will cry more'
2012-01-10 21:29:24
New mums should be advised that it is normal for their baby to cry more if they are breastfed rather than given bottles, say experts.

Middle-aged surgeons 'are safest'
2012-01-10 21:23:52
Surgeons aged 35-50 are safer than younger and older colleagues, claim French researchers.

Mid-career surgeons 'are safest'
2012-01-10 21:23:52
Surgeons aged 35-50 are safer than younger and older colleagues, claim French researchers.

Analysis: Human genome hype or reality?
2012-01-10 10:24:31
Is this the year when human genome medicine will finally bring benefits to patients?

Greece disability list sparks row
2012-01-10 09:13:44
Disabled Greeks are alarmed by a government plan to class paedophiles and pyromaniacs as 'disabled', at a time of deep cuts in welfare payments.

VIDEO: Is life expectancy in our genes?
2012-01-10 09:11:17
Scientists at the University of Glasgow say they have found a key genetic indicator of how long an individual will live.

Indian child malnutrition 'shame'
2012-01-10 06:37:23
The scale of child malnutrition in India is a 'national shame', says PM Manmohan Singh, on the release of a major report on issue.

AUDIO: 'Alternate day' aspirin recommended
2012-01-10 02:48:03
New research suggests that taking an aspirin every day, which is commonly thought to reduce the risk of heart attacks, could be doing more harm than good. Professor Kausik Ray explains.

Grief 'raises heart attack risk'
2012-01-09 19:51:26
The risk of a heart attack is increased shortly after bereavement, findings show.

Nicotine 'may be dementia help'
2012-01-09 19:50:30
Nicotine patches may improve the memory of elderly people experiencing the earliest symptoms of dementia, US researchers say.

Key life length indicator 'found'
2012-01-09 19:16:59
Scientists at the University of Glasgow say they have discovered a key genetic indicator of how long an individual will live.

Routine aspirin 'may cause harm'
2012-01-09 17:04:04
Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke could be doing more harm than good, warn researchers.

Alcoholic man needs new liver at 26
2012-01-09 01:00:34
Alcoholic man needs new liver at the age of 26

Defying the odds of medicine
2012-01-07 19:38:36
How Stephen Hawking has defied doctors for nearly 50 years

Embryo growth link to miscarriage
2012-01-06 19:55:11
The growth of an embryo during the early stages of pregnancy has an impact on its risk of miscarriage, says a University of Nottingham study.