Is there such a thing as sugar addiction?

Given the choice, lab rats favour sugar over cocaine. Does that mean we are all hopelessly hooked – and what is eating too much sugar doing to our bodies?

Gemma Arterton reveals studio filmed her exercising to make her lose weight for role

Actor describes ‘traumatic’ experience at the hands of producers who flew out a personal trainer to Morocco and filmed her at the gym to prove she was exercising

UK medicines agency seizes HIV home-test kits over false result risk

More than 100 Hightop kits, which have not met EU regulations, seized as agency warns consumers against using them

From standup comedy classes to free massages – wellness at work goes mainstream

It’s not just corporate giants like Google that run impressive wellbeing schemes. Smaller businesses are coming up with innovative ways to keep staff happy

‘The stigma is more in my own mind’: men on using Viagra

Viagra use among men has tripled, with doctors saying there is less stigma around it. We asked readers whether they agreed

Good for the rich, bad for the poor: Trump’s healthcare plan is a lot like his tax plan

Republicans believe a health savings account will benefit many Americans. But what applies to big-screen TVs doesn’t apply to cardiac surgery

Morning-after pill apology is hard to swallow

Boots has said sorry in the row over its emergency pill, but its comments reveal how women are still judged on contraception and sex

‘It’s too expensive’: your views on the morning-after pill in the UK

Boots has refused to reduce the price of emergency contraception, despite campaigners persuading other pharmacies to drop the cost

Boots faces boycott over refusal to lower cost of morning-after pill

Tesco and Superdrug halve price of emergency contraceptive after charity campaign, but Boots retains higher price

High-fat oil and low-paid farmers: the cost of our coconut craze

The health implications of coconut oil have been much discussed – but supermarket shelves still groan with coconut products. Meanwhile, many growers earn less than $1 a day. Should we turn our back on this runaway trend?