My fellow MPs need to know what I have learned from working families
As a former obstetrician, the MP Dan Poulter thought he knew all about the struggles of young families. But visiting them has opened his eyes to new problems
Babies fed on demand ‘do better at school’
New study shows that babies who are fed when they are hungry achieve higher test scores – but take toll on their mothers
The Ashley treatment: ‘Her life is as good as we can possibly make it’
In an exclusive email exchange, Ashley's father talks to Ed Pilkington about his daughter's condition, her growth attenuation treatment – and the criticism his family has faced
Aids: from a death sentence to living life
The first drug against HIV was AZT in 1989, but it was not until 1996 that 'the Lazarus effect' was seen in US hospitals
We can beat child obesity epidemic – but we must beat ‘Big Food’ first
Children are on the front line in Britain's war of the waistlines – and food corporations are winning. A heart specialist argues that government efforts to promote healthier eating will never work so long as the industry self-regulates
Childhood abuse may stunt growth of part of brain involved in emotions
Three key areas of the hippocampus in the brain were smaller in people who reported maltreatment in childhood
Women with diabetes warned to take precautions when having a baby
Diabetic mothers-to-be have high risk of giving birth to children with congenital abnormality, study says
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give my child vitamin D supplements?
Small children require vitamin D to keep bones strong and healthy, but they rarely get the intake they need from the food they're eating
Of course children are unhappy. They live here too
Tanya Gold: The Children's Society report that one in 11 kids are not happy isn't surprising. But treating their suffering seperately is pointless