Calcium supplements ‘double risk of heart attack’, study finds
Doctors dispute results but advise people not to take supplements unless required for medical condition
Action on Stroke Month
This month saw the launch of the UK's first Action on Stroke Month, an annual event organized by the Stroke Association
Breast cancer study could lead to new generation of drugs for the disease
Dr Harpal Kumar: We hope that one day drugs will exist for all 10 forms of breast cancer, so a woman need never be told she has the 'wrong' type
Genetic testing for drug intolerance
Testing could prove an effective remedy to a widespread problem. But there may be hidden hazards to our privacy
Jason Pierce: ‘My liver was gone’
After 22 years of 'taking drugs to make music to take drugs to' the Spiritualized frontman decided it was time for a medical checkup. The news wasn't goodListen to a stream of Sweet Heart Sweet Light
‘An ECG could have saved my child’
Two of Kathy Moyle's daughters and a grandson died suddenly. Had she been aware of a genetic link, she says, they might still be alive
The insider’s guide to cancer prevention
These experts spend their lives fighting cancer. They have heard every tip, sensible or not, for how to avoid it. They tell Oliver Laughland how their lifestyles have changed as a result
Why I changed my mind about homeopathy
Edzard Ernst: There can be no doubt – people get better after consulting a homeopath, and the reason is clear
UK Biobank puts medical records of half a million Britons online
Anonymous database will help public health researchers around the world unpick the genetic and lifestyle factors behind disease