Politicians have been urged to learn from the way scientists investigate public health emergencies as they seek to draw lessons from the recent riots.

Researchers have developed the first totally man-made live and replicating Bluetongue virus.

With just one year to go before the start of the 2012 Olympics in London, the focus should be on obtaining evidence on how the Games will affect public health, experts claim.

Professor Peter Piot has called for AIDS to stay high on the political agenda during challenging and dangerous times for funding.

LSHTM researchers call for urgent response to get basic food and medical help to those in need.

A first look at European data showing suicides have increased and motor vehicle deaths have decreased.

A large-scale analysis of the effect of dietary salt reduction on deaths and illness from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults has been inconclusive, according to a new report.

How people react to a flu pandemic could cost the British economy significantly more than the costs associated with pandemic-related illness and death, according to new research.

Successful project links former and future students to share experience and advice.

Mobile phones could hold the key to people giving up smoking after a programme involving sending motivational and supportive text messages to smokers doubled quit rates at six months.

From earthquakes and tsunamis to war and genocide which wreak devastation on millions of people around the world, human suffering is never far from the headlines.

UK cancer survival statistics are not misleading, according to research in the BMJ.