Australia
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Pregnancy sunshine vitamin problem
Pregnant women who are low in the "sunshine vitamin" D may have an increased risk of a range of health problems, researchers warn today. Read more
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Caffeine cuts long-distance crash risk
Coffee and other caffeinated substances can cut long distance drivers’ risk of crashing, researchers report today. Read more
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Sports concussion serious – experts
Sports doctors should not believe that players are protected from concussion by helmets and mouthguards, experts say today. Read more
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Red wine drugs could stem ageing
Drugs based on a red wine chemical are set to provide radical new anti-ageing treatments, helping to prevent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have revealed. Read more
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Hope for flu drug
Scientists are working on a new kind of flu drug, it has been revealed. Read more
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UK lung cancer death rate challenge
Patients with lung cancer in the UK have some of the poorest survival rates in the developed world, researchers revealed today. Read more
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Reticent Brits reluctant to visit GP
People in the UK are more likely to avoid visiting the doctor through embarrassment or fear of wasting the doctor’s time than people in other countries, researchers say today. Read more
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Fast food link to allergies
Fast food may be linked to rising rates of asthma and allergic diseases in the developed world, researchers report today. Read more
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Winter virus puzzle
Health experts have admitted being puzzled by the pre-Christmas surge in cases of the sickness virus, norovirus. Read more
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Cut fat and shed pounds – study
Cutting fat out of the diet can work wonders for the figure – and health, researchers say today. Read more