Old-fashioned methods of getting rid of head lice in children are far more effective than current chemical treatments, researchers revealed yesterday.

A massive £2.3bn plan for a new NHS computer system is under threat due to a lack of communication, researchers have warned.

The number of teenage pregnancies has dropped by nearly 10 percent since the introduction of a new government strategy, independent research has revealed.

Bad governments are no excuse for cutting aid to the world's poorest countries, a top academic said on Thursday.

A new hi-tech internet health site has been launched that could help save lives across the country.

Health experts called on the international community to put pressure on the Turkmenistan government to improve health and stop human rights abuses.

Breast cancer and other types of cancer should become legally notifiable, a top academic said yesterday (THURS)

Europe needs greater collaboration among health services, an expert on EU healthcare said yesterday (WEDS).

South Asian women in Britain are less likely to get breast cancer and have a higher survival rate if they do contract the disease, new research has revealed.

A British tobacco company tried to corner the cigarette market in Europe's poorest country, secret documents have revealed.

The difference in death rates between countries is increasing, a new report has revealed.

British American Tobacco (BAT)'s strategy for global expansion combined complicity in smuggling with high level political influence across Asia, new research reveals today.