Pregnant smoking ‘psychosis link’

Mothers who smoke in pregnancy put their children at greater risk of psychotic symptoms like hallucinations, a study suggests.

Daily sweets ‘linked to violence’

Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to UK researchers.

Cooling ‘cuts baby brain damage’

Babies starved of oxygen at birth have a much lower risk of brain damage if they are given mild hypothermia, research suggests.

Keep faith with cancer jab plea

Parents are being urged to carry on getting their daughters vaccinated against cervical cancer.

Many more receiving HIV therapy

Falling prices and increased testing have led to a marked rise in the number of people in the poorest parts of the world receiving treatment for HIV.