Soy 'does not ease the menopause' Soy appears to do nothing to relieve the symptoms of menopause, scientists say, despite the high hopes of many. Teenage pregnancy is 'contagious' Teenage pregnancy is "contagious" between sisters, researchers in the UK and Norway have claimed. Morning smoking has cancer risk People who smoke soon after getting up in the morning are more likely to develop cancer than those who light up later in the day, say US researchers. Schizophrenia ideas 'transformed' US scientists say they have "fundamentally transformed" the understanding of the genetics of schizophrenia. Cancer patients 'must exercise' Heart test 'saves babies' lives' Stem cell sperm 'fertility hope' New Zealand bans synthetic highs Text messages boost malaria care Salmonella superbug on the rise Eating disorders delay pregnancy MRSA rates fall to record level Also in the News Malaria mosquitoes duped by spermless mate Why some people have no fingerprints Our Expert Article written by Fergus Walsh Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent More from Fergus Animals with human DNA 03:48 UK time, Friday, 22 July 2011 The Academy of Medical Sciences has suggested extra controls should be introduced governing research in animals containing human tissue or genes. What sort of experiments would be unacceptable? Read full article Scrubbing Up: Provocative thoughts on health Too few tonsillectomies 'risks health' In this week's Scrubbing Up, Mr Andrew McCombe, a leading ENT surgeon, warns patients lives are at risk because too few tonsillectomies are now being performed in the UK From BBC Health Is my child normal? Find out whether to worry Feverish and furry tongue? Why it might be appendicitis

Soy 'does not ease the menopause'

Soy appears to do nothing to relieve the symptoms of menopause, scientists say, despite the high hopes of many.

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Teenage pregnancy is 'contagious'

Teenage pregnancy is "contagious" between sisters, researchers in the UK and Norway have claimed.

• Morning smoking has cancer risk

  People who smoke soon after getting up in the morning are more likely to develop cancer than those who light up later in the day, say US researchers.

• Schizophrenia ideas 'transformed'

  US scientists say they have "fundamentally transformed" the understanding of the genetics of schizophrenia.

• Cancer patients 'must exercise'

• Heart test 'saves babies' lives'

• Stem cell sperm 'fertility hope'

• New Zealand bans synthetic highs

• Text messages boost malaria care

• Salmonella superbug on the rise

• Eating disorders delay pregnancy

• MRSA rates fall to record level

Also in the News

• Malaria mosquitoes duped by spermless mate

• Why some people have no fingerprints

Our Expert

Article written by Fergus WalshFergus WalshMedical correspondent

• More from Fergus

Animals with human DNA

03:48 UK time, Friday, 22 July 2011

The Academy of Medical Sciences has suggested extra controls should be introduced governing research in animals containing human tissue or genes. What sort of experiments would be unacceptable?

Read full article

Scrubbing Up: Provocative thoughts on health

• Too few tonsillectomies 'risks health'

  In this week's Scrubbing Up, Mr Andrew McCombe, a leading ENT surgeon, warns patients lives are at risk because too few tonsillectomies are now being performed in the UK

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From BBC Health

• Is my child normal?Find out whether to worry

• Feverish and furry tongue?Why it might be appendicitis