Health & fitness - latest

More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths.

Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.

A new study shows the beverage can protect the heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed

A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated, leaving millions unnecessarily vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.

Leaders of a Richmond-based Catholic charity under federal investigation are scrambling to explain the organization's involvement in helping a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in its care get an abortion in January.

Researchers say they have found a new treatment for cancer patients suffering depression

Why do celebrities seem to have more substance abuse problems than the rest of us? The problem begins with society's destructive Ambiguity - capital A intended - about drug and alcohol abuse.

Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a study has concluded.

More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show.

HOUSTON -- The tumor-derived vaccine vitespen (Oncophage) does not prevent kidney cancer recurrence or improve survival despite promising early results, researchers said.