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Two common drugs - one for treating athlete's foot and another for alleviating eczema - might be useful therapies for multiple sclerosis, scientists believe.

According to a new study, a quarter of people with Parkinson's say they have had their symptoms mistaken for drunkenness. Jayne McCubbin reports.

Are women with severe pregnancy sickness being failed?

A survey of 2,000 people with Parkinson's finds that more than half have experienced rudeness or hostility from the public.

The Brazilian authorities in Sao Paulo are fighting a large outbreak of dengue fever that has killed 130 people.

There will be 2,000 fewer NHS nurses in England over the next four years according to projections, Labour says, but the Conservatives say the figures are old.

Doctors need to move beyond 'one-size-fits-all' approach to tackling obesity, say scientists in Sheffield.

Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma told the BBC's Katty Kay that Ebola had a "devastating effect on the economy".

The UK death rate has reached a tipping point with the numbers of deaths expected to rise after 2015, suggests a report.

Experts say eye contact between humans and dogs can ignite a love hormone.

Health bosses were forced to bring in a doctor who is usually on call for major disasters to cope with problems at an under-pressure A&E department.

The drive to make mouthguards the norm in sport

More than 160 people die every day from rabies, despite it being a preventable disease, says a report by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control.

Genetic differences could explain why some people are quicker thinkers in middle age and later life, a study of data from 30,000 people suggests.

Scientists have used medical scans to explain exactly what happens when people crack their knuckles.

The NHS is facing a "substantial financial problem" in England which politicians are ignoring during the election campaign, the former head of the service says.

People who have difficulty breathing while asleep are more likely to develop memory problems early on, a study in the journal Neurology suggests.

Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows.

The WHO is urging recovered Ebola survivors to be even more cautious during sexual contact to make sure the virus is not passed on to partners.

Divorced women are more likely to have a heart attack than their peers who stay married, US research suggests.

GP services are facing a crisis, with a third of doctors considering retirement in the next five years, a British Medical Association poll suggests.

A Scottish man who had recently returned from west Africa showing possible symptoms of Ebola has tested negative for the virus.

The Greens launch their manifesto with a call for a "peaceful political revolution" to end austerity, tackle climate change and "take back" the NHS.

Two siblings left brain damaged from birth are awarded multimillion-pound payouts in "unprecedented" clinical negligence cases.

Can innovation save lives in Kenya's maternity wards?

Almost half of young people suffer with back pain, new research suggests, and it's being blamed on sedentary lifestyles.

Visitors from outside the EU who receive treatment in NHS hospitals in England are now being charged 150% of the cost under changes brought in to discourage "health tourism".

How is that medically possible?

Suicide claims thousands of lives every year - but figures show that men are around four times more likely to kill themselves than women.

Why do so many fortysomething men kill themselves?

Why are certain images always used to depict mental health issues?

What happens if you don't look after dental implants

Author and anthropologist Sheila Kitzinger - who wrote more than 25 books on childbirth - has died at her Oxfordshire home at the age of 86.

The Australian government announces its intention to stop welfare payments to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children.

Immediate action must be taken by the next government to increase the number of NHS nurses, a report warns.

The Brazilian medic using Shakespeare to help his patients

Many Ebola survivors are likely to face further health issues - including eye and joint problems, the WHO warns.

Parts of the UK could reach the highest level of air pollution on Friday, prompting health warnings.

Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, according to the largest and most precise investigation into the relationship.

Doctor and director Vitor Pordeus believes his unique drama therapy can cure his patients mental health problems.

Doctors and nurses who treated cancer patient Ashya King criticise his parents while speaking out for the first time in a BBC documentary.

Being overweight cuts the risk of dementia, while underweight people face the highest risk, according to a study involving nearly two million Britons.

Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make more pop up in their place in mice, a US study shows, but it is uncertain if this applies to humans.

The burden of disease has changed remarkably over the past century, challenging how the health service is run. But what will the coming decades bring?

A study has found that the shorter you are, the greater your risk of heart problems.

GP Zoe Norris speaks to BBC Breakfast about a BMA survey which suggests that longer appointments and better funding are needed to improve services.

Switching between two antibiotics in a well-designed sequence could prove to be a "surprising" new way to combat drug resistance, research suggests.

Longer appointments and better funding are needed to improve services, a survey of GPs suggests.

Scientists have predicted the odds of women developing breast cancer by looking for tiny DNA errors in 77 genes.