Postpartum haemorrhage: Cheap lifesaver ‘cuts deaths by a third’

A cheap drug has been shown to stop women bleeding to death, in a discovery that…

Cycling to work can cut cancer and heart disease, says study

Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work,…

‘Touchscreen-toddlers’ sleep less, researchers say

Toddlers who spend time playing on smartphones and tablets seem to get slightly less sleep than…

Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, study shows

Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, a new study shows, half of them in just…

Rotavirus vaccine could save 500,000 children a year

  Hopes are growing for a new, inexpensive, heat-proof vaccine to protect against a disease which…

‘Healthiest hearts in the world’ found

The healthiest hearts in the world have been found in the Tsimane people in the forests…