Norma Spear, from Birmingham, died after a stay at Druids Meadow residential home. An infection caused her to lose her appetite, meaning she did not drink enough for two weeks.

Scientists found that components of the peppery root interacted with medicines called beta-agonists which relax the airways.

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Centre in New York found that men with a history of ADHD weigh 19 pounds more, on average, than those with no history of the condition.

Almost three-quarters of pharmacists did not warn about the hazards of mixing prescription drugs with a heartburn remedy.

The world's quickest and most detailed CT scanner has been installed in a Bradford hospital. The £600,000 scanner takes more accurate images of the body's organs such as the heart (pictured) than any other scanner.

Barry Rudd, pictured with his wife Lorraine, was refused the drug Sativex on the NHS while MS sufferers being treated a few miles away at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are being prescribed the cannabis spray.

Much of the long-forgotten dietary advice provided by the Ministry of Food in the 1940s still stands and, says leading nutritionist Bridget Benelam, could help improve our diet today.

DR MARTIN SCURR: The vocation and the art of medicine has been sacrificed for short-term economic gain, as measured by ticked boxes and statistics.

EXCLUSIVE: London is now the hay fever capital, according to sales figures from Chemist Direct. And with the mixed weather, pharmacists are also having to explain the difference between hay fever and colds.

Spanish researchers have found that stressful situations affect how the body metabolises fat - ultimately ending up with there being too much 'bad' cholesterol.

The method helps doctors identify and implant the embryo that is growing the fastest, which is typically the most likely to develop into a healthy foetus.

As tattoos become increasingly prevalent with model Cara Delevingne recently showing off a lion design on her index finger, the first new option for tattoo-removal in two decades has been unveiled.

Research from the University of Bath found that epileptic seizures disrupt the neurological function that affects social functioning in brains, resulting in the same traits seen in autism.

A survey carried out by the sales website HushHush.com revealed that only 17 per cent of people change their bedding once a week and 28 per cent once a month.

Research published in Psychological Science found that while stronger men like Arnold Schwarzenegger are more likely to be right wing, weaker men are more likely to support the welfare state.

A patent application filed by the healthcare giant Colgate-Palmolive reveals plans for toothbrushes with flavour 'patches', caffeine and even appetite suppressants and other drugs.

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, U.S., also found that drinking coffee, tea and orange juice decreases a person's risk of kidney stones.

Alyssia Clayton-Minta, 5, was in so much agony that her mother had to carry her around the house and even had to carry her into school - but doctors discovered it was juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

I understand why Angelina Jolie is overjoyed to have lost her breasts - I felt exactly the same when I became the first woman in Britain to have an elective mastectomy 20 years ago, writes WENDY WATSON

Derya Sert, 22, who was born without a womb, had been receiving in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment after the transplant in August 2011. Her hospital in Turkey announced today the pregnancy had been terminated.

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, in Japan, found that men are more susceptible to disease as they get older because their defences weaken more quickly than women's do.

A study of 126 boys and girls who had just started school showed they were loath to think of an overweight story book character as a potential friend.

Katy Yates (left), 32, from Shropshire, had to have 6lb of flesh cut away from her infected stomach after baby Phoebe (right) was born.

A poll conducted by ASDA revealed that 57 per cent of people use out of date suncream and that 26 per cent apply cream that is more than two years past its use by date.