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A major fund-raising project to build a cancer unit at a Birmingham hospital has been given a massive cash boost of £1 million by a charity.

New research from the University of Florence reveals that men with large testicles are predisposed to drinking more, having higher blood pressure and suffering from heart disease.

Many older people are damaging their health by drinking too much, researchers from the Universities of Newcastle & Sunderland have warned.

The government is to give £500 million to hard pressed A&E departments, it was announced today.

New research from America has revealed that risk factors for heart disease and strokes are common in liver transplant patients, with rates highest at one year following the procedure.

A new study has indicated that drinking two cups of hot chocolate can help stave off Alzheimer's and boost memory in elderly people by nearly one-third.

Dr Clare Gerada, Chair of the RCGP, said: €œAt last, we have a report that tells it how it really is - that we are trying to do the best we can for our patients.

Qualified experts should help to tackle the epidemic of childhood obesity problems, according to the Register of Exercise Professionals.

Research on 'Length of human pregnancy and contributors to its natural variation' has been published in the reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction.

Mothers who are more extroverted and less anxious are more likely to breastfeed than mothers who are introverted or anxious, new research shows.

New research from a money saving and voucher code website in the UK has found that there has been a 347% increase in the number of takeaway searches and orders from hospital internet addresses compared to this time last year.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of Giotrif for the treatment of lung cancer.

Jennifer Beal, head of occupational therapy at Cygnet Hospital Beckton, discusses why focusing on physical activity alongside more traditional therapies for mental health treatment can bring positive results.

The number of prescription items dispensed in the community per year topped one billion for the first time in 2012 €“ equating to 2.7million a day, or over 1,900 a minute, according to a report bythe Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).

Patients with advanced prostate cancer treated with the latest therapies are living on average for more than twice as long as a decade ago, a striking new analysis reveals.