The star called in doctors after being taken ill during his European tour

Babies who are treated with antibiotics before they reach 12 months old are 40 per cent more likely to develop eczema, a new study has revealed.

Sometimes private clinics wouldn't bother suggesting a cheap drug like paracetamol when they could profit from prescribing more expensive versions

A nurse who was arrested and then later freed over the alleged poisoning deaths of hospital patients is to sue the police.

Team Sky director Sir Dave Brailsford says the condition of Bradley Wiggins will be assessed overnight after the ailing Briton lost further ground on Vincenzo Nibali in the race for the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia.

Up to half a million patients with chronic low back pain may be suffering from an infection that can be treated with antibiotics.

The verdict is expected today at the inquest into an Indian woman who died after she was refused a termination in an Irish hospital.

Incentive payments encourage GPs to closely monitor adult patients – but not children

Doctors warn virulent strain of lung disease could get out of control

Drastic warnings from the Government’s Chief Medical Officer about the coming threat from antibiotic-resistant bacteria were echoed today by the Health Protection Agency.

Britain's health system could slip back by 200 years unless the "catastrophic threat" of antibiotic resistance is successfully tackled, the Government's Chief Medical Officer warns today.

Britain's health system could slip back by 200 years unless the "catastrophic threat" of antibiotic resistance is successfully tackled, the Government's Chief Medical Officer warns today.

A radical new approach in needed urgently to counter the growing threat posed by superbugs resistant to antibiotics, experts have warned.

Research reveals that antibiotic-resistant organisms are gaining a hold on dairy industry