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A mum describes how she had her daughter arrested after she became violent because of the drug alprazolam.

There were 16,263 babies conceived in the week of Valentine's Day in 2015, NHS figures estimate.

More than half of over-65s would like more sex, a new UK survey shows.

Joanna is one of at least 9,000 non-smokers in the UK diagnosed with lung cancer every year.

Families react angrily to news two reports into serious failings at a mental health ward are to be delayed.

The gang obtained the fluid from more than 12 women, including a teen, to sell on the black market.

BBC legal correspondent, Clive Coleman, says his sister's diagnosis came too late to save her.

Doctors suggest a short, sharp cold water swim may offer an alternative to strong painkillers.

Here's what extreme "clean-eating" did to one woman.

Scientists are researching how life's ups and downs affect our mental health.

Demand for surrogacy in Ukraine, one of Europe's poorest nations, is soaring. But what happens to the women involved?

Chris Cartlidge says he was told to leave Halfords after his symptoms caused his leg to stiffen.

Josh Quigley rode over 10,000 miles to raise awareness of mental health issues after attempting to take his own life.

Kiera Puddefoot, 13, who is transgender, was previously known as Lucas.

Sony Pictures "regrets" a scene in the film where bunnies pelt a character with blackberries.

Nine health boards are trying to attract radiologists to fill 32 vacancies across Scotland.

The patients learnt to use the technique in their daily lives to reduce the power of hallucinations.

A cricket-loving schoolgirl says she lost her passion for the sport after receiving the letter.

Visits to GPs and A&E for "self-treatable" conditions cost the service £850m a year, NHS England says.

How a traditional final rites ritual exposed a generational divide.

Blogger Chidera Eggerue wants women to celebrate breasts of all shapes and sizes.

Ann Pierce-Jones used to be full of confidence but now lives "day-to-day" in chronic pain.

Skin creams containing paraffin are a fire risk, but most products do not contain a warning.

A woman says it was only when she had therapy as an adult that she started to recover from anorexia.

Do children spend too much time online and does social media use make them anxious and unhappy?

Lucy Sherwood explains why she kept her pregnancy secret at the age of 15.

The feat could lead to new ways of preserving women's fertility.

Nearly half the 655 head teachers quizzed by a charity flagged this as an issue.

One woman's story of a decade of wrongly diagnosed sexual pain has inspired a play - and with it, the hope that other women with sexual dysfunction can be helped.

People are waiting 15 days on average to receive treatment after leaving hospital, a survey finds.

Richard Handley had 10kg of faeces removed from his digestive system shortly before he died.

Zoe Schofield, who lives with Asperger's syndrome and chronic pain, stars in Lucy Rose's latest video.

Police officers are waiting for a suspected drug dealer to go to the loo. But what's it doing to his insides?

Lucas Warren is the first baby with Down's syndrome to be selected as a Gerber model.

An ambulance service said there were 445 handover delays, but the hospital said there were 36.

Warning comes as figures show January was one of the worst months on record for A&Es in England.

A study of six and seven-year-olds found no benefits to diet, activity levels or weight status.

Former teenage mothers says revised sex education must cover issues such as saying 'no' and date-rape drugs.

Infants in a trial put on more weight and parents suffered less stress than families not involved.

The National Audit Office says the problem is making it difficult to provide care to frail elderly and disabled people.

There were 10% more US suicides than expected in the five months after the actor's death.

Study slowed breast cancer spread by blocking the nutrient asparagine.

Senior leadership team at Liverpool Community Health was out of its depth, a review finds

Researchers investigate the creative and confusing moments between waking and sleeping.

Almost half of units offering NHS or publicly funded detox have closed, despite high demand, the BBC finds.

31-year-old Rochelle blogs to try and help other young people who have lost a loved one.

Accrington Stanley striker Billy Kee speaks openly to BBC Sport about his struggle with severe anxiety and depression.

A grandfather faced delays for chemotherapy - only to find out his condition had become terminal.

A grandfather who faced delays for chemotherapy is told his condition is terminal.

An Egyptian doctor recruited by the NHS in 2016 has had an application for her three-year-old daughter to come to the UK rejected.