Just imagine if you could take a drug that cut your risk of reproductive cancers and gave protection against conditions such as endometriosis, fibroids and period pain. On top of that, it had the ...

The dangers of human cloning were dramatically underlined yesterday. A review of all the world's cloned animals found clear evidence that they are at risk of a catalogue of abnormalities.

As the weather gets colder, many of us will be fighting off a cold this winter. Here, we look four the best cold cures... Zinc is gaining attention as another antioxidant that can help boost your ...

Soup seems the perfect warming winter meal. But how healthy is it really? And which type of soup should you choose? Nutritionists urge us to eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day but it ...

During his career as a 500cc motorcycle racer Barry Sheene, 51, cheated death several times. Many of his bones are now held together with metal pins and plates; the legacy of several highspeed ...

If you're fascinated by ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night, you might be interested in joining a club specially devoted to carrying out ghostly investigations in haunted houses ...

What physical shape am I in? Two thirds of men in Britain are overweight. We don't have scales at home, and I had fondly imagined I was 11st 7lb, certainly no more than 11st 10lb. But when I go ...

Women may live longer than men because of their stronger immune systems, say researchers. They believe females are born with an inner strength which works more effectively and for longer than it ...

Liverpool football manager Gerard Houllier was rushed to hospital to undergo emergency heart surgery. He had suffered an aortic dissection, which required an 11-hour operation to repair.

Our alternative health specialist Dr John Briffa looks at how diabetes can be controlled with diet. Earlier this year, the British Medical Journal highlighted a report predicting that the number ...