Job prospects linked to low birth weight and childhood illness, study says

Research finds those at top of career healthier as infants while lower birth weight could mean smaller paycheck

Most eight-month-old babies consume too much salt, report says

Study warns that 70% of infants consume high levels of salt in processed food, with cow's milk and bread two main concerns

So, how do you measure wellbeing and happiness?

Can you really measure wellbeing and happiness? The Office for National Statistics has published plans to measure how content we are. But how would they work?

The journey’s over, Tony Blair

Ian Birrell: Tony Blair supports the Arab spring and wants to heal Africa. Laudable aims but breathtaking hypocrisy

Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . the health risks of video games

Are computer games turning your children into overweight social misfits?

Nestlé launches coffee-style machine for baby milk

Formula milk powder version of capsule machine stirs debate on breastfeeding advice

Autism: a mother’s labour of love

Her daughter's diagnosis led psychiatrist Lorna Wing to dedicate her life to increasing our knowledge of autism, writes Giulia Rhodes

Children growing weaker as computers replace outdoor activity

Modern life is 'producing a generation of weaklings', claims research as physical strength declines in 10-year-olds

Have your say on … breastfeeding

The people's panel: Mothers are bombarded with advice about breastfeeding – but we'd like to hear from four readers about their views

The inside track on head lice

Washing hair or tying it back makes no difference. Lice are after blood . . . and they are not fussy