So why let children into the kitchen to cook?

NHS doctors and nurses have been talking of their role on the front line in Afghanistan.

Hollywood actor Michael Douglas is undergoing treatment for a tumour in his throat, his publicist has said.

Why GPs want girls as young as 13 to consider injections, coils and implants to avoid unwanted pregnancies

Six times surrogate mother on helping childless couples

Sunbed users are risking their eyesight by failing to wear protective goggles, experts warn.

Decriminalising drug use could cut crime and improve addicts' health, the outgoing Royal College of Physicians president says.

Eating small amounts of dark chocolate now and again can lower the risk of heart failure, a study shows

Women who drink five glasses of beer a week are increasing their risk of developing the skin disease psoriasis.

German singer Nadja Benaissa admits at her trial to having unprotected sex with several men without warning them she was HIV-positive.

Kerry Pink was paralysed and unable to speak for 18 months but she recovered with the help of her family

More than 500 managers and administrators face redundancy in a shake-up of the NHS across north-east England.

Vaccination at a "crossroads" in developing countries, say doctors

Student loses 10½ stone in 21 months

More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says.

Vanessa Bourne, of the Patients Association, and Antony Sumara, of the Mid-Staffordshire Hospitals Trust, debate whether mixed-sex wards are "undignified".

Vending machines for prescription drugs on trial

Two types of vending machines for prescription drugs are going on trial in the UK.

Growing up without siblings does not mean a child will have poor social skills later in life, US researchers say.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says hospitals in England will be fined if they fail to end mixed sex accommodation.