The chief medical officer for England told a gathering of health leaders that the Radio 4 Today programme helps to legitimise 'vain' experts with fringe views.
Unlike tablets, which stay inside the body of the person taking them, topical drugs are absorbed through the skin - and they can be transferred to other people, too.
The Robin Cancer Trust, the UK's only testicular, ovarian and germ cell cancer charity, is urging women not to ignore the easy-to-miss symptoms of the deadly disease.
Regularly using e-cigarettes could put users at risk of dangerously high blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart attack, a new study today revealed.
Doctors in a new American Cancer Society report have discovered the specific type of colorectal cancer most likely to affect Americans under 50. It comes as the disease rises in young people.
Nearly 37 million pounds of fried rice, ramen and dumplings, sold under Kroger, Trader Joe's and other top brands, have been recalled over fears of glass inside.
Federal health officials from the CDC have issued urgent travel warnings for more than 30 countries over the increased circulation of polio, including several across Europe.