The health secretary has said he is "looking very seriously" at making vaccinations compulsory for all children going to school in England. Some experts have suggested it may be necessary to address falling rates of immunisation and a surge...

It is the dinner table battle that has frustrated generations of parents, but young children may finally be finding an appetite for fruit and vegetables.

Women who suffer heart attacks are dying needlessly because they fail to recognise their symptoms and receive poorer care than men, says a British Heart Foundation report.

A new blood test could pick up on more than 20 different types of cancer, research suggests. Harvard University scientists created a test that looks for genetic changes associated with the development of tumours. When tried on nearly 3,600 blood...

Teenagers are less likely to do their homework if their mothers speak to them in a 'controlling' tone, research suggests. 

Eating half a serving of nuts every day could stop you from gaining weight as you get older, research suggests.

The youngest children in their school year may be at a higher risk of mental health problems, research suggests. 

Children who spend hours watching television or playing video games do worse at school, scientists claim. In the largest study of its kind, the habits of almost half a million children across the globe were analysed. Generally, time spent on...

Children of parents who smoke are at much greater risk of suffering from an irregular heartbeat later in life, warns a new study. Irregular heartbeat, also known as atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder and raises...

As many as one in three breast cancer cases could be prevented with simple lifestyle changes, a new report suggests.