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Obese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers.

Scientists develop a gene test which predicts how well chemotherapy will work in individual breast cancer patients.

Dentists say financial sector workers are most likely to suffer from problem due to anxiety about futureGrowing numbers of people are suffering from eating problems, splitting headaches and severe oral pain because of an upsurge in teeth grinding which dentists are blaming on job insecurity, linked to the recession.More patients need treatment because...

At 14, Constance Barter was running 25km and swimming 6km every week. But it was only to mask the fact that she was starving herself. Anorexia nearly killed her but, three years on and healthy, she talks about her experienceConstance Barter seems like an ­entirely different person from the girl whose diary I had read, and which is about to be published....

Survey analysed 575 ready-to-eat soup ranges and found 99% contained more salt per portion than a packet of crispsMany supposedly healthy soup products from high street chains and supermarkets contain high levels of salt that increase the risk of a stroke or heart attack, a survey warns today.The health organisation Consensus Action on Salt and Health...

A mother has given birth to a second child after a pioneering ovarian transplant operation restored her fertility.

A study shows fewer deaths with other fertility plans, but experts say dangers for pregnancies are still very lowWomen who have fertility treatment are four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those who conceive naturally, says a study published today.It has been known for some time that there was an increased risk that a baby conceived...

Scientists say they have found why some women don't respond to breast cancer treatment, and it may be fixable.

People deprived of speech following a stroke were taught to sing words instead of speaking them in a technique known as 'melodic intonation therapy'Scientists have taught stroke patients to talk again by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them.The technique, known as "melodic intonation therapy", led to patients recovering their speech after...

Doctors say they may be able to cure peanut allergies and plan the largest trial of their 'exposure' treatment.