Europe
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Stress management helps heart patients
Helping people with heart disease to manage stress massively reduces their risk of having a new attack, according to a new analysis. Read more
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Men who benefit from vitamin
Vitamin E has been largely discredited as a "miracle" vitamin – but a major new study suggests some groups of men may benefit from taking it. Read more
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Lab-grown tissue ready for liver transplants
Human liver cells grown in a lab could be used in place of donor organs after successful trials. Read more
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How fruit, veg and blueberries boost health
People with severe colds may benefit by taking concentrated fruit and vegetable juice, researchers reported yesterday. Read more
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Big breakfast bonus bogus
The benefits of eating a big breakfast are entirely fictional, researchers have claimed. Read more
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Chemicals may threaten pregnancy
Exposure to some industrial chemicals may make it harder for women to have a healthy pregnancy, researchers warn today. Read more
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Giant genes found
British and German researchers may have broken the genetic secrets of "gigantism", the condition which causes people to grow abnormally large. Read more
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Young adults pile on pounds
Early adulthood seems to be the key age at which people adopt unhealthy lifestyles, piling on cholesterol and body-fat, it was claimed last night. Read more
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Angina risk increases with family demands
Family demands and worries substantially increase the risk of angina, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Chronic stuffy nose may highlight asthma
A study in Sweden has found that severe asthma is more common than experts think. Read more