Psychiatric drugs are doing us more harm than good
Peter Gøtzsche: As with benzodiazepines in the 1980s, the UK is prescribing SSRI antidepressants at a staggering rate – and to no good effect
So now it’s seven a day? Here’s my easy alternative: just stop eating rubbish
Alex Renton: Nanny Britain's fruit and veg regime will never work while the list includes fruitcake and sugar-laden drinks
How the tech industry’s youth cult is driving older workers to plastic surgery
You don't have to be young to work in Silicon Valley – but it certainly helps. Which is why the over-30s are now taking extreme measures, says Jon Henley
Why almost everything you’ve been told about unhealthy foods is wrong
Joanna Blythman: Eggs and red meat have both been on the nutritional hit list – but after a major study last week dismissed a link between fats and heart disease, is it time for a complete rethink?
Messages about reducing sugar intake unclear, say campaigners
New WHO guidelines must be translated into something meaningful to consumers, says director of Action on Sugar
Buyer’s guide to … term insurance
It's cheap and no-frills. But who needs it and what does it cost?
Davos 2014: Be aware – a healthy economy puts high value on wellbeing
Robert Greenhill: For the first time, delegates at the World Economic Forum will be asked to think of healthcare as an aid to global growth
Do ‘superfoods’ really exist?
From blueberries to nuts and whole grains, antioxidant-rich miracle foods were, we were told a decade ago, the key to combating stress, disease and infection. But, inevitably perhaps, experts' opinions have now shifted to a more complex view
A safe, effective diet pill – the elusive holy grail
Trade in illegal, ineffective drugs flourishes as pharmaceutical industry repeatedly fails to produce successful pill
Lidl bans sweets at the checkout
Discount supermarket replaces confectionery with dried and fresh fruit, oatcakes and juices