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Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.

Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.

Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study finds.

At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.

The number of young people admitted to hospital after cutting themselves rises 50% in five years.

Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party group of MPs says.

The mechanism by which thalidomide causes birth defects including malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.

A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

New York City agrees to pay up to 657m US Dollars (437m Sterling) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.