Alcohol abuse causes one in eight deaths of British adults aged between 15 and 64, a conference of addiction specialists in Newcastle has heard.

Bethany Jane Turner, made a big splash when she was born a fortnight overdue at North Manchester General Hospital on May 11.

Abiraterone, marketed as Zytiga, should be given to patients in England and Wales, after a U-turn by the NHS rationing body. It has already been turned down in Scotland.

Researchers claim children who drink more water make better food choices and have a healthier appetite for vegetables.

Scientists have found that dieters seeking to stay at their new weight need to eat 300 calories a day fewer than a non-dieter of the same weight.

A drug made from the saliva of a giant U.S lizard could be a surprising new addition to the weight-loss market, say scientists from the University of Gothenburg.

Anyone with an important presentation coming up or an exam looming should stay off the fizzy drinks, say scientists from UCLA.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today promise mothers one-to-one care from a midwife and more support on the NHS if they suffer from post-natal depression.

A study by German reserachers in the appropriately titled medical journal Pain, found that removing fearful anticipation helped to remove the sting of an injection.

POLITICAL turmoil in Greece caused more falls in the euro and European stock markets yesterday.

"NO carbs before Marbs" is the motto of The Only Way Is Essex stars as they hone their bodies for their annual Spanish shindig.

SHARE prices plunged yesterday as fears of a possible Greek exit from the euro rattled investors.

I'LL assume, for most of you out there in normal-land, that the Rolls-Royce Phantom hasn't been on your car shopping list.

MOST of this past week and all of next is going to be taken up doing what you see in the picture.

BT is promising a big rise in dividends after cost cutting and growing demand for broadband internet lifted profits.

THREE words, 19 letters and a massive pain in the bum.

LOOKING for somewhere to stow your shooters? Then you'd struggle to find a better place than the boot of a massive Chrysler 300C.

COVERED in grime? Then you'll be needing Big Wipes.

One in eight deaths of UK adults under the age of 64 is caused by alcohol, an international conference on tackling problem drinking has heard.

During the heyday of the space programme, the Houston-based Capsule Communicator (or “Capcom”) was the distant crew’s only link back to Earth. Any information they wanted to pass back to the Flight Director; any information that needed to be passed by him to them – good, bad, mundane or catastrophic – travelled via the conduit of just one person; just one voice. And to make sure that voice was welcomed and given credence, it always belonged to a fellow astronaut. The only time the voice changed was when that astronaut finished his shift. Then he would be replaced by another chap with the right stuff; stuff enough to be the sole Earthly link for three men sitting in a tin can, locked into a trajectory of astonishing speed; splitting the darkness at 20,000mph.

Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel
Transmission: six-speed manual
Power: 150 PS between 3,500 and 4,000 rpm
Torque: 320 Nm between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm
Fuel consumption (combined cycle): 68.9 mpg
CO2 emissions: 106 g/km
Top speed: 134 mph
Acceleration (0-62 mph): 8.6 seconds

Frail elderly and disabled people are being charged more for council help to get washed, dressed and fed at home, according to a survey.

The global mortality rate for women giving birth has fallen by half over the past two decades, a UN report released today said.

Blocking the publication of a document on the risks of NHS reforms is a sign that ministers want to downgrade Freedom of Information laws, a watchdog has warned.

The privately-owned children's home accused of failing to protect a victim of the Rochdale sex abuse ring is being investigated by standards watchdogs.

Newly released pre-alpha game footage shows snowy vistas and snappy uniforms are the order of the day in Assassin’s Creed III. The first real glimpses of gameplay tell us a little more about the American Revolution-set sequel, with stalking from treetop vantages, climbing sheer cliff faces and duking it out with bears just a few of the activities on offer.

Few games can pack them in like FIFA, the assembled games press fill every seat in the cinema-size venue as FIFA 13 gets ready to make its debut. We’re in for a lengthy introduction too, as David Rutter’s Canada-based development team takes its time in guiding us through a series of key points.

Two paralysed people have used new technology to enable them to drink – the first time they have done so without help

Tackle the problem by introducing a minimum levy of 20% on unhealthy food, says report in the British Medical Journal

The US National Institutes of Health launches a clinical study on a drug that doctors hope could stop the debilitating condition that leads to memory loss

Move comes amid flurry of pharma M&A activity as analysts value US drugmaker at about $3.5bn, with first-round bids expected in next two weeks

One of the country's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers agreed to suspend shipments from one its distribution centres as ordered by the Drug Enforcement Agency

Gap is growing between demand for healthcare and the state's ability to deliver, creating opportunities for rival providers

'Speculators' who export prescription drugs to other EU nations are creating shortages and threaten patient safety, says the All Party Pharmacy Group

British regulators should have been more critical but that the responsibility for defects in the prosthetic devices lies firmly with French company PIP

French chief executive moved the company's focus towards higher margin tools for sports medicine and high-tech wound-care products