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Diabetes 'ups birth defect risk'

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when children are present, and which could pave the way for a ban, is launched by the Welsh government.

Malaria toll 'is twice as high'

The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.

Brains may be wired for addiction

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.

Weekend hospital admission fears

Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.

Legionella Britons die in Spain

Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says.

Record 'legal highs detected'

A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors.

Euro MPs reject new food labels

Euro MPs block changes to food labels that would have allowed claims such as "now contains 15% less sugar".

Sugar tax needed, say US experts

Sugar added to processed foods is as damaging as alcohol and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

Contraceptive pill recalled in US

Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.

Measures 'reduced suicide rate'

Measures introduced to lower the suicide rate in England and Wales in the past decade appear to have been successful, according to an analysis.

Ulcer drugs 'link to fractures'

Women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke, US research suggests.

Testicular zap 'may stop sperm'

A dose of ultrasound can stop the production of sperm, according to researchers investigating a new form of contraception.

'Take both arms' blood pressure'

Measuring blood pressure in both arms should be routine, says a University of Exeter study, because it is the difference between the arms that counts.

Foetus parties: Womb with a view?

Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth"

VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction

Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge.

VIDEO: Singing teacher's speech problems

A singing teacher - who once auditioned for the Spice Girls, is trying to raise awareness of the rare neurological condition that's paralysed her voice box.

VIDEO: Contaminated drugs given to 40,000

More than 100 people have died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.

VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school

High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.

VIDEO: Soldier's mind-control bionic op

A Tyneside soldier travels to Austria for the first stage of a process to fit him with a bionic arm he will be able to control with his mind.

VIDEO: '£6,000 to replace my burst PIP implants'

Debbie Lewis had her PIP breast implants removed after they ruptured and leaked

VIDEO: UK 'will do more to fight disease'

The British Government has announced it is to significantly increase funding to fight disease in the most deprived parts of the world.

VIDEO: Injured soldiers to climb Everest

A group of injured soldiers are training to climb Mount Everest for the charity Walking With The Wounded

'Cycling gave me my freedom back'

'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'

When was the real baby boom?

Why 1920 was the biggest year for

'Swan' family want genetic answer

Mother tries to raise the profile of a "syndrome without a name"

Dutch unease over tobacco lobbying

Are Dutch officials too close to the tobacco industry?

Why do some people never get depressed?

Why do some people never get depressed?

Egyptian mothers take to the internet

Egyptian mothers take to the internet for help and advice