Anthrax is found in the body of a 29-year-old Leicestershire drug user who died after taking heroin.

A UK-wide "floor price" for alcohol should be established to reduce consumption, says a commission set up by Scottish Labour.

Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover.

Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is urging Lib Dems to unite with Labour against the Government's plan for a radical overhaul of the NHS.

An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding.

About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking, claim experts.

Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University.

Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation.

The severity of multiple sclerosis seems to change with the seasons, research suggests.

A baby died and three others became ill after a superbug resistant to common antibiotics hit a London hospital, it is revealed.

Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug "slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart".

A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, research suggests.

Smoking cannabis from a pipe can provide pain relief for patients with damaged nerves, a small study suggests.

The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life.

Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity.

The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with an alternative service.

A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden.

The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option.

Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life.

Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show.