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GUIDANCE covering the regulation of sunbed parlours was yesterday branded "absolutely useless" by MSPs.

A FRUIT commonly found on supermarket shelves might be a cure for the world's 400 million sufferers of asthma, new research reveals.

SCOTLAND'S health service could be hit by compensation claims for millions of pounds after a judge yesterday refused to throw out a raft of damages actions over the hosp

Orange County, Calif., has become a center for small eye care device makers in much the same way that Silicon Valley is a center for technology.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday said it sees no reason to tell consumers to stop using products such as baby bottles made with a controversial chemical found in many plastic items.

Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say.

Hong Kong - Don't tell Homer Simpson, but the cartoon character's favourite food, doughnuts, might be even worse for you than you thought, a study released Thursday found. A single doughnut can contain as much as 2.2 grams of trans fats, more than th...

A television ad for a heart stent may deceive the public and should be reviewed by federal regulators, according to an article published by a leading medical journal.

The Geron Corporation announced Wednesday that its plans to begin the first clinical trial using embryonic stem cells had been delayed by federal regulators.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor took her family's private battle with Alzheimer's disease public Wednesday as she urged Congress to speed research and aid to fight the coming epidemic of the mind-destroying illness.