EXPECTANT mothers with very low cholesterol are at greater risk of having a premature baby, new research suggests.

A NEW 24-hour helpline to deal with health-related questions could be created under plans being considered by ministers, it emerged yesterday.

TENS of thousands of Scottish patients with conditions such as asthma and diabetes were yesterday urged to have a flu jab.

MOST people now know that individuals with larger waistlines face a greater risk of diabetes.

A PIONEERING partnership between the NHS, the private sector and academia to improve awareness and treatment of diabetes was signed yesterday in the Highlands.

MARGARET Gibb, a clerk at Broughty Ferry Health Centre, retired on Friday after more than 42 years of service.

NUNS and monks who never miss choir practice and work hard in their religious studies may pave the way to a greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

TENS of thousands of Scottish patients with conditions such as asthma and diabetes were yesterday urged to have a flu jab.

I'VE just arrived back after a brief trip to the US and - as we have now come to expect - our luggage wasn't there to greet us.

In the second part of his series, ALAN SINCLAIR shows how early intervention to prevent addiction improves a child's chances of success in adulthood

Nine in 10 young people rarely or never think about HIV when making decision over their sex lives, a BBC poll shows.

Many more people try to quit smoking than succeed in giving up this nicotine-delivering habit. Now, a group of scientists has identified one neurobiological mechanism that contributes to nicotine dependence, and to the anxiety and craving experienced upon withdrawal. The

Genes exert influence on people's behavior in a very common experimental economic game. Traditionally, social scientists have been quite hesitant to acknowledge a role for genes in explaining economic behavior. But a new study indicates that there is a genetic

Researchers have been studying family interventions that prevent young children from following in the footsteps of their older delinquent siblings. Now a new study shows that a non-medical early family intervention that improves caregiving also results in important changes in

In response to the Supreme Court's refusal to hear a case defending a religious institution's right to exclude contraception from its health care coverage, Judie Brown, president of American Life League, issued the following statement: The exercise of legislating via

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: POCI), ("Precision Optics") today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. Fourth Quarter Operating Results Revenues -- For the quarter ended June 30, 2007, revenues were

Renovis, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNVS ), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of drugs for major medical needs in the areas of neurological and inflammatory diseases, today announced that Corey Goodman, Ph.D., will step down today as President

Life & style: Lucy Mangan looks at ways of understanding your body and using it properly.

Living up to your responsibilities may protect brain, study suggests.