Doctors have today welcomed the start of free prescriptions for all in Northern Ireland, which begin on 1 April 2010. Dr Paul Darragh, Chairman of the

Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) urged international donors Tuesday to ensure Haitians continue to get free health care in the aftermath of January’s devastating earthquake.

Watching a digital avatar of oneself in action on a treadmill could be an effective motivational technique to start exercising, found a new study.

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X-rays could miss out on bone fractures. Up to nearly a third of fractures in the bones of the hip and pelvis could thus fail to be spotted. Researchers

Injuries from weight training are rising in the US, new research reveals. A study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research

Conjoined twins, also known as Siamese twins, Seeta and
Geeta have separate heads, hands and legs, but are joined at the hip, having
just one anus making surgery risky.

High radon levels in residential buildings has caused about 1900 deaths from lung cancer per year in Germany. This was the conclusion reached in the current

A new American study has found women who have had mastectomy and would benefit from radiation therapy are less likely to receive it than those who have had lumpectomy.

The reason behind the aggressiveness and frequency of pregnancy-associated breast cancer has been explained in a claim made by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ovarian endometriomas, better known as ovarian cysts, can be easily removed by surgery. However, recurrence is common, which can cause ongoing pain and complications.