The study done by Northwestern University in Illinois showed that the younger the users, the more abnormally their brains were shaped.

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS England medical director, also plans to impose fines of around £12million on hospitals where patients experience poor care on Saturdays and Sundays.

The claim made by David O'Reilly, who is employed by British American Tobacco who makes Benson & Hedges, Dunhill and Lucky Strikes, has been branded 'irresponsible'.

A full 11 members of a UK family have received a kidney donation as all suffer a genetic condition called Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD).

An inquest has been launched into the death of Shayla Walmsley, 44, examining whether it was caused by a malfunctioning insulin pump.

The large-scale study found doctors had a better chance of preventing death in patients recovering from a heart attack or stroke by prescribing fitness over pills.

A Superdrug survey found that while 79 per cent of women will battle on regardless of their illness, men will moan to all and sundry about their ailments.

Researchers at New York University found people who smoke e-cigarettes tend to puff on them more often and to inhale more deeply.

Public confidence in the Health Service is already at a record low following a run of inquiries exposing a culture of appalling patient care and bureaucratic cover-ups.

Taking the drug anastrozole for five years cuts the risk by 53 per cent, say researchers from Queen Mary University of London.

Sitting in hot water for half an hour temporarily made children more sociable and less prone to repeating the same action, say New York researchers.

These women are more likely to have mental health problems, STIs and chronic illnesses, say Norwegian researchers.

The incidents - called 'never events' - are regarded by the Government as so serious they should never happen. The new figures were released by NHS England.

Health and Social Care Information Centre figures reveal a third of Year 6 pupils, and 22 per cent of Reception age pupils, are currently overweight or obese.

The Australian research was the first to investigate the power of music in evoking memories in people with brain injuries.

Researchers at Bowling Green State University, in Ohio, found there is an increased risk of depression and poor behaviour in teenagers with abusive parents.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that since 1996, one-year survival rates for men with oesophageal cancer have risen from 26.7 per cent to 45.4 per cent.

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has recommended the Class C drug be reclassified because of the mental and physical harm it causes.

Kirsty Ashman, 22, from Suffolk, suffered more than 15 life-threatening asthma attacks during two years at university.