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An increasing number of Britons claim they are intolerant to wheat. But far from being one condition, health problems involving wheat actually fall into three main groups. Here is a guide to the ...

Food safety chiefs were heavily criticised last night for advising people they no longer need wash and peel fruit and vegetables to remove traces of pesticide. Chemical contamination was 'so ...

The National Health Service is facing a £4.4 billion bill to meet the cost of medical negligence claims, the Whitehall spending watchdog warned today. The National Audit Office said that the bill ...

Doctors have halted another major HRT study because women were being made to face an "unacceptably high risk" of breast cancer. Now thousands of British women who are using HRT after surviving ...

A teenage girl who spent hours talking on her mobile phone each day has died from a brain tumour. Samantha Miller, 17, spent hundreds of pounds a month on 'topup' cards to pay for calls to her ...

The Epstein-Barr virus is one of a family of herpes viruses, including herpes simplex which causes blisters on the skin. These viruses are present in up to 90 per cent of the world's population ...

A man whose heart stopped for 40 minutes paid tribute last night to the surgeon who brought him back to life with an amazing combination of determination, skill and improvisation. Pat Kelly-Sporle ...

The first time I knew something wasn't right was when I was walking my dog one morning. I felt this shallow ache in the base of my back, quite different to any backache I'd ever had. I hadn't been ...

Men are notoriously bad at looking after their health. Two-thirds of British men are overweight and a quarter drink or smoke too much. Inhibitions about visiting the doctor mean many will only ...

A mother is to sue a hospital after her baby died following blunders by a midwife. Lisa Bainbridge believes her son would have been born perfectly healthy had she received proper care. But the ...