Mercury is a highly toxic metal that has been used to treat various diseases for centuries ... in the UK in the 18th century and spread to other countries by the 19th century.

One burial belonged to a young child and dated to the late 18th to early 19th century, according to the ... Rickets is a disease seen in children caused by severe vitamin D deficiencies, according ...

Among the myriad remarkable changes in the last thousand years has been the evolution of our understanding and management of infectious diseases ... snapshot of the last century with a focus ...

Public Health Wales (PHW) say that tuberculosis (TB) is a "serious public health concern" as cases of the disease are on the rise. New figures from PHW show that cases rose by 14.5% in Wales last year ...