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Forces less stressed than police

UK forces in Iraq are less stressed than police officers or disaster workers, scientists say.

Baby P doctor can challenge GMC

A doctor accused of failing to spot signs that Baby P was being abused has won the right to bring a High Court challenge in a bid to halt a GMC disciplinary hearing.

Beating malaria 'impossible' now

Controlling rather than trying to eradicate malaria might be more effective, experts say.

GMT rethink urged for UK's health

Not changing the clocks this weekend, and instead adopting single/double summer time, would make the UK healthier, an expert says.

Stafford Hospital 'must improve'

Stafford Hospital has made considerable progress but must still improve in 11 areas, the health watchdog says.

Work stress levels 'rising' in UK

The global economic downturn has contributed greatly to a steep rise in work-related stress in Britain, according to a report.

Teenagers obtain pill at chemists

A pilot scheme on the Isle of Wight gives girls as young as 13 access to the contraceptive pill at high street pharmacies.

'Pushy parents' a help to pupils

Parents who push their children to work hard at school have a bigger impact on their child's academic success than their teachers, research suggests.

Freeze ovaries to boost fertility

Young women should freeze parts of their ovaries if they choose to postpone motherhood, a US scientist says.

Councils 'slow' on care budgets

Many councils are struggling with moves to give individual people their own budgets to spend on social care, a watchdog claims.

Most human gene variations mapped

Leaders of a global project to catalogue differences in human DNA say they have successfully mapped 95% of all variations.

School 'a key source of sex info'

Young people get more information about sex in school lessons than they do from their friends or parents, according to researchers.

Low sex drive 'may be brain problem'

Scans appear to show differences in brain functioning in women with persistently low sex drives, claim researchers.

Bitter tastes 'could ease asthma'

Scientists have discovered 'taste receptors' in the lungs - not on the tongue - which could pave the way for new asthma treatments.

Apathy in the UK

Will our laziness put us in an early grave?

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