People suffering from type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk of suffering from depression too, a new study has found, suggesting the two may go hand in hand.

In a study in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors from Johns Hopkins University found patients with type 2 diabetes are 54 percent more likely to become depressed, and patients diagnosed with depression are 42 percent more likely to develop diabetes

Pregnant women who smoke cannabis harm the developing brain of their unborn babies, researchers have claimed. In addition to cannabis, certain prescribed drugs, including some to treat obesity, could have a negative impact on the fetal brain, the University of Aberdeen researchers have found.

The tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) present in cannabis targets the receptors and signalling systems in the brain. For the brain to develop normally, this signalling process should occur unhindered, researchers noted

Drinking up to six cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee daily is associated with a somewhat smaller rate of death from heart disease, a new study shows.

Raising doubts about the old myth that coffee is associated with increased deaths in men or women, the new study finds that both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee consumption is actually beneficial for health

Dental amalgam or silver fillings in our teeth are toxic and harmful to our health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on its website Thursday. The revised federal warning is not aimed at the general public but for pregnant women and young children.

The federal regulatory agency admitted on the website that mercury-containing dental fillings "may have neuro-toxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses

A form of the contraceptive coil used by millions of women could help protect women at high risk of womb cancer, British researchers say. The coil releases a hormone which reduces the thickness of the womb wall, potentially halting the growth of abnormal cells.

Researchers in Yorkhill Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary are investigating whether a form of the contraceptive coil can stop women from developing womb cancer. If the trial is successful, researchers hope more women will prevent the development of the cancer and so avoid hysterectomies