Test targets sport drugs cheats
Scientists find a way to identify a type of new drug which could be misused by athletes.

Everest trip helps critically ill
Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

Brain-cooling devices developed
Scientists are developing new ways to cool heart attack and stroke victims' brains to protect them from damage.

GPs flu pandemic workload warning
GP surgeries have been told to prepare for seeing nearly 200 extra patients a week during the height of a flu pandemic.

Flu outbreak 'may have hit peak'
The outbreak of flu cases in England and Wales looks like it has peaked, experts say.

Doubts raised over measles target
The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.

Bosses slam 'throw a sickie' ad
An advert for a cold and flu medicine is criticised by bosses for encouraging workers to "throw a sickie".

Radon gas action needed across UK
All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers.

Skin cancer 'ups new cancer risk'
Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.

Blocking it out - why Tetris can help combat traumatic stress
Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.

Poetry or science
Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

Difficult decisions
A prenatal autism test could mean the loss of great minds

Super stethoscope
How FBI technology is driving a medical advance

China alert over bird flu death
Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

Appeal for research brain donors
More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.

Room opens after baby's death
An intensive care room reopens to new admissions after a bug affected a hospital's neo-natal ward.

Rabies victim dies of infection
A Northern Ireland woman who contracted the rabies virus while she was abroad dies, her family says.

NHS patient error deaths 'rising'
More than 3,000 people have died as a result of patient safety incidents in just one year in England, figures show.

China investigates baby's death
Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.

Warning over 'third-hand smoke'
Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.

Woman told she had flu dies
A mother from Norfolk dies three days after a medical line said she had a bout of flu and should drink plenty of fluids.

Cancer: The facts
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.

Pregnancy timeline
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.