VIDEO: Jamie: 'I've given up on politics'

Sat, 19 May 2012 15:39:41 GMT

TV chef Jamie Oliver says he has given up on trying to change governments' attitudes to healthy eating, as he visits New York in a bid to tackle obesity there.

VIDEO: UK's oldest living kidney donor

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:16 GMT

Nicholas Crace, the 83-year-old who has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, told BBC Breakfast why he decided to donate so late in life.

VIDEO: 'I felt trapped' in female body

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:34:49 GMT

Music producer Thomas Dolby describes how one of his latest songs, Simone, was inspired by his son, Harper, who was born a girl but changed genders.

VIDEO: Statins 'could benefit healthy people'

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:04:46 GMT

Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.

VIDEO: Thoughts used to control robotic arm

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:10 GMT

Two patients in the United States who are paralysed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.

AUDIO: Should workers be tested for drugs?

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:19:33 GMT

BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire got reaction to the Metropolitan Police chief's suggestion that all workers should be screened.

VIDEO: Ban chips on school menus, says Reid

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51:58 GMT

Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.

AUDIO: Should junk food be taxed?

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:30 GMT

BBC Radio 5 live's Tony Livesey discussed whether junk food should be taxed to help tackle obesity

AUDIO: Novartis defends eye drug cost

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:19:53 GMT

The maker's of a drug that treats age-related macular degeneration, a disease that can cause loss of sight, are taking the NHS to court to block them from using a drug that costs ten times less and is just as effective, according to tests.

VIDEO: Doctor's tube helps beat pneumonia

Thu, 10 May 2012 13:51:17 GMT

A ventilation tube invented by a doctor to prevent the spread of pneumonia in intensive care patients is saving money as well as lives.

AUDIO: Should the NHS risk register be public?

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:34:25 GMT

The government has again defied an order to make public its own assessment of the risks from its massive changes to the NHS. The Labour MP John Healey and Health minister Lord Howe, discuss the issue.

VIDEO: New centre to support war wounded

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:16:44 GMT

A new centre to help wounded servicemen and women recover from the trauma of war has opened in Colchester.

VIDEO: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:24:50 GMT

South Korea has stepped up customs inspections to stop capsules filled with powdered human flesh being smuggled into the country from China.

VIDEO: North-east young in alcohol warning

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:10:04 GMT

The number of under-18s receiving alcohol treatment in the north east of England is almost twice the national average, according to new figures.

VIDEO: Oliver and Gerrard back obesity fight

Sun, 06 May 2012 08:32:40 GMT

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and England footballer Steven Gerrard are calling on the government to fight obesity through cookery teaching in schools.

VIDEO: 'How eye implant helped my sight'

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:36:48 GMT

Record producer Robin Millar, who has been blind for 25 years, tells the BBC's Fergus Walsh how a pioneering eye implant has helped restore some of his vision.

VIDEO: Persistent cough 'lung cancer sign'

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:20:45 GMT

A new government advertising campaign is warning the public to be vigilant about persistent coughs as they could be a sign of lung cancer.

VIDEO: Plans for law to tackle drug-driving

Mon, 07 May 2012 08:16:28 GMT

Drug-driving in England and Wales could become a specific offence, with a potential jail term and fine, under a new law expected in the Queen's Speech.