June 22nd, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Family's joy as girl learns to hug after specialist help
June 22nd, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Many smokers are too stressed by the hard economic times to attempt to give up their habit, research suggests.
June 22nd, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Star Wars actor on his battle with prostate cancer
June 21st, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Doctors treating dog and cat bites should be aware of the risks of MRSA infection, US researchers warn.
June 21st, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations, calls on governments to help rid the world of polio.
June 20th, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Survival rates in children and young people a with a rare form of bone cancer have not improved in 20 years.
June 19th, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
A chemical found in green tea appears to slow the progression of prostate cancer, a study has suggested.
June 19th, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
One billion people are hungry around the world, with a 100 million increase blamed on the global recession, says the UN.
June 19th, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
Researchers are probing an unexpected success in a study of an experimental treatment for prostate cancer.
June 19th, 2009 | Author: BBC News | Health | World Edition
UK swine flu cases increase to 1,984 after 224 more people in England and one in Northern Ireland are confirmed with the virus.