Research lags on the health risks of women’s exposure to chemicals

Women have been expanding their role in the workplace for decades, but gender studies on the impact of workplace chemicals have yet to catch up

Women still do most of the cleaning: is it putting their health at risk?

A California proposal to label all ingredients in cleaning products draws fire from manufacturers and support from women’s health advocates

What coping with cancer taught me about letting go

Cancer taught Lain Hensley an important lesson: sometimes a business leader must let others carry the burden in order to make an impact that lasts

Coalition ‘derailed programme to save lives by reducing salt in food’

Ending Food Standards Agency’s nutrition responsibility slowed progress in cutting deaths and new targets gave industry too much power, health experts say

Diet Pepsi has dropped aspartame in the US, so why not anywhere else?

Ever since it was declared safe in 1974, there have been concerns about the sweetener. So what’s the truth about its alleged harmful effects?

I’ll be on statins all my life, so why am I unsure about the side-effects?

Like millions of other people, the drugs I take every day to live a normal life. But the amount of information we have on the risks is worryingly thin

Fitness trackers are popular among insurers and employers – but is your data safe?

Wearables can be a helpful tool, but some warn that the privacy of the data they compile might be compromised. How worried should you be?

Some shop-bought sandwiches more calorific than burgers

Lunch items from Pret a Manger, Caffè Nero, Marks & Spencer and Asda among those found to contain high levels of fat and sugar

For some startup employees, less time spent at work is more

An unconventional group of small companies is putting the ‘life’ back into work-life balance with a 30-hour work week. They say employees are as productive as ever

Meditation sweeps corporate America, but it’s for their health. Not yours

Companies from Goldman Sachs to Target are discovering that zen employees are more productive. Get your yoga mats out and take a long, deep breath ...