Hospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii, infection control experts have warned.
Like MRSA and Clostridium difficile, the bacterium poses the greatest risk to seriously ill patients.
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Schools are being urged to teach pupils about infection control as experts step up the fight against superbugs.
The Health Protection Agency's e-Bug teaching resource uses interactive games and lesson handouts to explain the need for prudent antibiotic use.
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Scientists have identified a molecule which could be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease (MND) and other neurodegenerative disorders.
The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study raise the hope of new treatments being developed.
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A growing number of people in the UK are injecting themselves with an unlicensed tanning drug, a BBC investigation has found.
Melanotan is still undergoing clinical trials but is sold illegally online and in salons and gyms, Newsbeat reports.
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A former Devon GP charged with killing an elderly patient has denied she knew he was allergic to penicillin.
Dr Mitra Nikkhah, 41, who is now based in Dubai, denies manslaughter through gross negligence following the death of David Townsend in Plymouth in May 2006.
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The UK has the third highest number of people registered with the Swiss suicide charity Dignitas, a BBC investigation has found.
The number of Britons on the group's list has risen to 725, behind only Switzerland and Germany, 5live found.
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Paralysed after being attacked by neo-Nazis, Noel Martin is planning a trip to Switzerland to commit suicide. Here, disabled broadcaster Liz Carr, who met Noel for a BBC Radio 5 Live report, writes an open letter urging him to think again.
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Social services in Haringey, north London, were split over how to protect Baby P who was killed after months of abuse, the BBC has learned.
A Panorama investigation reveals that a social worker and police did not want Baby P to go back to his mother.
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Last Tuesday (November 11 2008) two men were found guilty of causing the death of a 17-month-old boy known only as Baby P.
He suffered horrific abuse, but Haringey Council in North London, which was criticised in the Victoria Climbie case, never took him into care.
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A decision on whether everyone should be on the organ donation register unless they opt out is due later.
The UK Organ Donation Taskforce - a government advisory committee - is expected to reject plans to introduce a system of "presumed consent".
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The health of older Europeans varies widely between countries, even in those with longer life expectancies, a report has claimed.
The study found people in Estonia, Latvia and Finland had fewer years of good health after the age of 50.
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Eating a high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that lead to over-eating and obesity early in life, research suggests.
Tests on rats showed those born to mothers fed a high-fat diet had many more brain cells specialised to produce appetite-stimulating proteins.
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Bridget and Joe Barrett are the proud parents of a beautiful little girl - the baby they had almost given up hope of ever having.
She was born in September at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, after 14 years of infertility and miscarriage for the Devon parents.
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Cancer drug research is entering a new era which will mean more successful drugs for patients, says a charity.
However, Cancer Research UK called for pharmaceutical firms and academics to be more open about those which do not make the grade.
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Chef Dean Tarleton prides himself on cooking the freshest food for his customers.
Where possible his fish is poached, grilled and steamed and his vegetables are seasonal.
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The first woman in the world to have a whole ovary transplant has spoken of her delight at giving birth to a healthy baby girl.
Susanne Butscher was given the ovary by her twin sister Dorothee a year ago, after developing an early menopause.
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The number of claims for whiplash injuries following road accidents is soaring, say British insurance firms.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says that its members receive almost 1,200 claims of this type every day, worth £2bn a year.
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More than 60 Haringey head teachers have joined forces to write a letter in support of the director of Haringey's Children and Young People's Service.
Sharon Shoesmith has come under increasing pressure to resign this week from her position after the tragic death of 17-month-old Baby P.
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Baby P's natural father has called him a "bouncing" and affectionate boy, while describing his devastation at losing a son he loved deeply.
Baby P died in August 2007 after having suffered sustained abuse.
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Zelda Hansen, a wife and mother of three, is being held like a prisoner in South Africa. But she hasn't committed any crime. Zelda suffers from a deadly new form of tuberculosis that has devastated the lives of countless African families.
"It's like a prison. I'm found guilty for something I can't explain," Zelda told the BBC, whose cameras were allowed into her hospital for the first time.
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