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By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Is a label of autism lifelong? Some young children accurately diagnosed as autistic lose their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older, say US researchers. The findings of the National Institutes of Health study of 112 children appears to challenge the widely held belief that autism is a lifelong condition. While...

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants the NHS to be paperless by 2018 – a move a report says could help save the health service billions of pounds a year. In a speech, Mr Hunt will say a first step is to give people online access to their health records by March 2015. And by April 2018, any crucial health information should be available to staff at the touch of a...

Six people were jailed for their role in abuse at Winterbourne View private hospital Companies who own care homes in England where abuse is carried out should face unlimited fines and criminal sanctions, a former minister says. Lib Dem Paul Burstow says tougher laws are needed to ensure care providers are held criminally accountable for abuse and neglect on their premises. In...

The check can be carried out while doctors are monitoring blood pressure A new blood pressure measuring device which can also detect a dangerous heart condition has been backed by the NHS watchdog. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says GPs could use it routinely to spot more patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). AF is an erratic and often fast...

By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online The virus can cause vomiting and diarrhoea Levels of the winter vomiting bug norovirus have gone down for a second week, latest figures show. But experts say the 32% drop seen in the rate of confirmed new cases over the last week alone in England and Wales does not mean the problem has gone away. Infection rates...

By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Breakthrough Breast Cancer says the move is "a historic step for the prevention of breast cancer" Women in England and Wales with a strong family history of breast cancer could be offered medication on the NHS to try to prevent the disease. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence has...

HIV drug costs have been driven down over the years Any rise in the use of cheaper, non-branded HIV drugs could see more patients with treatment failure, doctors warn. Soon-to-be available generic medicines could save the US health care system nearly $1bn a year, they say in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. But trial data suggests generic drugs might be slightly...

Drug-related deaths have remained static, despite fewer people using illicit drugs UK drugs policy needs a stronger health focus as criminalisation is deterring users from seeking help, say doctors. Although illicit drug use has been declining in the UK, long-term problem drug use and drug-related deaths are not decreasing, says the British Medical Association. Its...

Fast food often contains high levels of "unhealthy" fat Eating fast food three times a week may lead to asthma and eczema in children, say researchers who have looked at global disease and dietary patterns. Data from more than 500,000 children in more than 50 countries suggests poor diet may be to blame for rising levels of these allergy-related conditions....

The human papilloma virus can cause cervical cancer and genital warts A mother's attitude towards cervical cancer screening influences decisions to vaccinate daughters against the cancer, researchers in Manchester say. Data from 117,000 girls was analysed. Teenagers were at least three times more likely to have had the HPV vaccination if their mothers had been...