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The research claims that those who took the polypill reduced their risk of major cardiovascular disease by 34%

Low-cost pill can prevent heart disease - study

A low-cost pill that contains four different drugs is effective in preventing heart disease and strokes, a study has claimed.

Health • 23 Aug 19

Experts sound alarm over drug-resistant malaria strain

Multidrug-resistant forms of malaria-causing parasites are spreading across southeast Asia leading to "alarmingly high" treatment failure rates of widely used frontline medication, researchers have warned.

Health • 23 Jul 19

The surgery did not have any affect on the patients' trunk control

Arm function restored in some paralysed patients: study

Surgeons in Australia have managed to restore arm function in paralysed patients, allowing them to feed themselves, use tools and handle electronic devices, according to the results of a groundbreaking study.

Health • 05 Jul 19

A vaccine against HBV became available in the early 1980s

Only 5% of 300m Hepatitis B sufferers get treatment

Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus, but only one in 20 received adequate treatment, according to research published today.

Hepatitis B • 27 Mar 18

The study suggested that other factors - such as noise or other pollutants - may play a contributing role to developing dementia

Study suggests dementia link to busy roads

People living near major roads have a higher chance of developing dementia, according to a large-scale study published in British medical journal The Lancet.

News • 05 Jan 17

The study showed a "startling" surge in obesity and overweight rates in 188 countries around the world

Ireland's obesity levels above EU average

Ireland's population has overweight and obesity levels in excess of the European average, according to a comprehensive global study of the problem.

Ireland • 29 May 14

Doctors have said they could treat peanut allergies by feeding children the very thing their bodies reject

Doctors announce treatment for peanut allergy

Doctors have said they could treat peanut allergy by feeding children the very thing their bodies reject, so building tolerance that could save a life in case of accidental ingestion.

News • 30 Jan 14

The Lancet