The drive to prevent childhood obesity in the United Kingdom has not made progress.
The death toll is falling but there is still no hope for an end to the worldwide pandemic.
The prohibitive cost of cancer medicines and their lack of efficacy means early intervention is more important than ever.
A new study says televisions, computers, cellphones and console games are causing untold harm to children under three.
Teens who are regular users of cannabis are at risk of permanent damage to their intelligence, according to research covering nearly four decades.
A new report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers suggests that technological innovation is now an integral part of sport at the highest level.
Embarrassingly, Washington’s infection rate tops that of some African countries, writes Sarah Boseley.
Misuse of artemisinin combination therapy on the Thai-Burma border has allowed parasitic resistance to develop that could spread worldwide.
In the 1980s drug-resistant strains of malaria spread from Southeast Asia to Africa. Millions of children died. Now, it’s happening all over again.
Chronic insomniacs are far better off treating their condition through cognitive behaviour therapy than with pills, new research suggests.