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Pope urges Italians to have more babies to tackle low birth rate

Pope Francis continued his campaign on Friday to urge Italians to have children, calling for long-term policies to help families and warning that the...

Whoopi Goldberg feels ‘lucky to be alive’ after pneumonia

Whoopi Goldberg has said she feels “lucky to be alive” after becoming seriously ill with pneumonia. The View star, 63, suffered from pneumonia in both...

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of perforated ulcer, says sister

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of natural causes and “did not have a brain tumour”, her sister has said. Author Santa Montefiore posted a series of tweets...

Zika cases confirmed in Scotland

A number of people in Scotland have been diagnosed as having the Zika virus, it has been confirmed. The Scottish Government stressed that the disease,...

Pregnant women urged against Florida travel after Zika alert

Pregnant women are being advised to postpone non-essential trips to Florida because of the Zika virus. Public health authorities updated their travel advice after the...

Ice bucket challenge funds breakthrough for ALS sufferers as new gene NEK1 is found

The viral ice bucket challenge of 2014 has funded an important scientific discovery, as new gene NEK1 has been identified, said the ALS Association. ALS,...

Zika virus could become history as scientists uncover vaccines

Scientists in the US believe they have found not one, but two vaccines that can provide complete protection from the Zika virus. They say human...

Multiple sclerosis treatment found to reverse disease symptoms in tests

A radical treatment that wipes out and then regenerates the immune system can halt progression of aggressive multiple sclerosis and even reverse its symptoms,...

Zika Virus: Could spread to Europe this summer

The Zika virus is expected to spread to parts of Europe in late spring and summer, health leaders have said. The news will come as...

Jail term for Texas teen who used ‘affluenza’ defence in fatal drink-driving case

The Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence in a fatal drunken-driving crash has been ordered to spend nearly two years in jail. State District...

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