A tuberculosis-infected Taiwan couple who sparked a health scare by flying to China last week were Monday brought back from the mainland, a health official said.

Smoking a single joint of cannabis has the same impact on breathing capacity as up to five cigarettes, according to a New Zealand study published on Monday in a specialist British journal, Thorax.

Drinking coffee and exercising may prevent skin cancer by killing off cells damaged by the sun’s ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, said a study of hairless laboratory mice published Monday.

Drinking a daily pint of beer or a large glass of wine increases your risk of bowel cancer by around 10 per cent - according to a new report by Cancer Research UK.

A new study has discovered that a drug initially used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease improved the memory and global function of people

UK’s most respected national director for heart diseases, of the Department of Health, is backing statins all the way. Professor Roger Boyle is of opinion

UK’s doctors are angry. They are resorting to the prescription of a cheap but untested drug to prevent blindness. This is in rebellion to Pharma giants

Australian scientists have warned that the office printer could pose as much danger to the lungs as smoking a cigarette.

Researchers at Queensland

Researchers have developed a device that may boost the findings of a cure for fatal neurodegenerative condition Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Lou Gehrig’s

A new study has discovered a SARS-fighting molecule that can stop the virus from reproducing.

The virus reproduces by creating an enzyme called chymotrypsin-like