Respiratory
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Middle East virus threat grows
Concern is growing about the risks from the new Middle Eastern respiratory virus, world experts warned yesterday. Read more
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Urban air pollution worsens – WHO
Air pollution is getting worse in most of the world’s major cities – posing increased risks of heart disease and cancer, the World Health Organisation warned yesterday. Read more
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TB gene test for children
Genetic tests can be used to detect TB in children, British researchers have revealed. Read more
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Oesophagus transplant improved
Pioneering surgeons have moved a step closer to growing the human oesophagus in the laboratory, it was announced today. Read more
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Altitude sickness becomes two diseases
Mountaineers often contract altitude sickness – but a new study suggests there are two separate illnesses that afflict them. Read more
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Air pollution’s global death toll
One in eight people worldwide is dying from air pollution, world health officials claimed today. Read more
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Bacterial risk in pregnancy
Pregnant women are at a raised risk of infection with an organism known as Haemophilus influenzae, British researchers warned today. Read more
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Flu virus makes "minority" ill only
Most people infected with the flu virus show no symptoms, British researchers report today. Read more
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Roll your own warning as millions quit
Roll your own cigarettes are just as harmful as factory rolled cigarettes, researchers say today. Read more
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New bird flu strikes China
Lab reports have confirmed the first human death caused by a new bird flu virus – avian-origin H10N8 virus called JX346, it was announced today. Read more