Stem cells 'to fix cloudy cornea'
Umbilical cord stem cells could help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, research suggests.

Testosterone 'breeds fair play'
Giving testosterone to women can make them play more fairly, but only if they are oblivious to the treatment, tests suggest.

Loneliness 'raises cancer risk'
Loneliness could make cancer more likely, say researchers who found rodents kept alone developed more tumours.

Coffee 'might cut prostate risk'
Drinking coffee could help cut the risk of advanced prostate cancer, a Harvard Medical School study suggests.

Test 'reduces birth false alarms'
A simple test can help determine if signs of a premature delivery are likely to be a false alarm, research says.

First swine flu deaths in Gaza
Two women and a baby have become the first people to die of swine flu in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

Ohio man executed by single drug
A convicted Ohio man becomes the first person to be executed in the US with a single dose of a lethal drug.

'Risky' kidney transplant success
Surgeons report success with a controversial transplant technique using donor kidneys containing cancerous masses.

Gene flaw 'causes child obesity'
Experts discover a genetic cause of severe childhood obesity - an advance which might help avoid misplaced accusations of abuse.

Foetal blood vessel failure clue
Scientists make a breakthrough in understanding why a foetal blood vessel can fail to close shortly after birth.

NHS IT scheme 'faces £600m cuts'
The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme in a bid to save £600m, Health Secretary Andy Burnham says.

Obama rallies senators on health
President Barack Obama meets Senate Democrats and tells them to "get the job done" on healthcare reform legislation.

Hamster toy safe, company insists
The US manufacturer of one of the UK's biggest selling toys this Christmas insists the product is safe.

Clue to 'drug-resistant' epilepsy
Experts believe they have uncovered the root cause of "stubborn" epilepsy that fails to respond to drug treatment.

NZ man 'injected wife with HIV'
An HIV-positive New Zealand man pricked his sleeping wife with a blood-tainted needle "to be like me", court papers reveal.

Lower birth weight puberty link
Babies who are small at birth or who put on weight quickly in the first two years are more likely to start puberty early.

Scientists unveil bionic fingers
Experts unveil what they claim are the world's first bionic fingers, which they hope will transform people with missing digits lives.

Circumcise against Aids: Zulu king's old solution to a modern problem
The king of South Africa's Zulus proposes reintroducing the traditional practise of circumcision to help fight against HIV/Aids.

More humane?
The new lethal injection being trialled in the US

Kidney removal
In and out of hospital in a day for major surgery

Changing plotlines
Bollywood shines spotlight on health disorders

New vision
How old eyes can be given a fresh lease of life

Cancer: The facts
Information and statistics on common types of cancer

Pregnancy timeline
From fertilisation to birth, an outline guide to a typical pregnancy and how the baby develops inside the womb.