Sunday 19 May 2013
A 15-year-old American school student whose uncle died of pancreatic cancer has developed the first test for the disease that could detect tumours before they become too advanced to treat.
A 27-year-old man has become one of the first patients in the UK to have his kidney stones removed using "micro instruments" which are only millimetres in size.
A new drug which could help problem drinkers reduce the amount of alcohol they consume will today become available to UK patients.
Edwin Poots is no stranger to handling controversy, but Thursday turned out to be the toughest day of the beleaguered Health Minister's political career.
Health Minister Edwin Poots is fighting for his political life as the backlash grows over plans to axe statutory residential homes around Northern Ireland.
Flipping a genetic switch in tumour cells can halt the spread of cancer, scientists have shown.
Scientists have criticised the “appalling irresponsibility” of researchers in China who have deliberately created new strains of influenza virus in a veterinary laboratory.
Stormont minister Edwin Poots will meet health bosses today to discuss the potential sweeping closures of trust care homes.
A deadly bird-flu virus sweeping through China has taken the first steps towards becoming a global threat to human populations, experts have revealed.
The two men at the centre of the controversy over the mass closure of residential care homes across Northern Ireland have insisted the radical proposals are not a done deal.
The afternoon started with a party to mark the retirement of a member of staff with over 30 years of service – complete with balloons, cake and dancing.
A popular new diet in which enthusiasts eat normally for five days and fast for two days needs to researched more before it can be declared safe, according to one of Ireland's leading nutritionists.
Women who have cosmetic surgery to increase the size of their breasts may be at greater risk of dying from breast cancer, scientists say.
Children are to be offered a vaccine aimed at protecting them from a bug that causes thousands of cases of diarrhoea in under-fives every year.
People in their 70s across the UK will be offered a vaccine against shingles from October.
Health Minister Edwin Poots has come under strong attack in the Assembly over the ongoing crisis at Antrim Area Hospital’s accident and emergency unit.
A family of common hormone treatments can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in women at risk from the disease, research has shown.
A vulnerable man with learning difficulties has won the right to choose his own care after a landmark legal victory over a Northern Ireland health trust.
One in 10 people do not bother using sunscreen in the blazing sun to ensure that they get a tan, a poll suggests.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers are facing a ‘care lottery’, a charity has warned.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has defended Justice Minister Alan Shatter's use of information held by the Garda when he revealed that Independent TD Mick Wallace had escaped penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving last year.
Nigeria's military said its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive north-east has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.
Roger Federer admitted he had no answer to Rafael Nadal's masterclass after the Spaniard put him to the sword to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
True Verdict built on her promising comeback run to gain a deserved opening success in the Come Racing On June 8th Maiden at Navan.
Voleuse De Coeurs got back on the winning trail in the Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
Anna Friel says being surrounded by naked females on the set of her new movie wasn't a "big deal".
Ke$ha is happy for people to see her "flaws".
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