Six months of breastmilk alone is too long and could harm babies, scientists now say

Fresh review of evidence contradicts WHO breastfeeding guidance leaving campaigners outraged and mothers baffled

America’s healthy debate on food

Amanda Marcotte: Culture warriors try to cast anti-obesity advice as bossy elitism, but the bottom line is we all know we have a big problem

A third of children leaving primary school are overweight, report reveals

The number of pupils classified as obese is also rising, new NHS statistics show

My week: Natalie O’Keefe, play specialist at the Royal Free hospital in London

Play can help to keep children amused, and to prepare them for surgery

Letting the food industry shape policy will ruin a century of progress

Response: Initiatives must be led by science if we are to bring the obesity epidemic under control, says Joe Millward

How MRI brain scans can help children with epilepsy

A pioneering new initiative at Great Ormond Street hospital is using MRI scans to assess whether children with epilepsy should have surgery

Passive smoking kills 600,000 a year, including 165,000 children, says WHO

Estimates from the first analysis of the true global picture say biggest impact is on young in the developing world

The challenges of disability and pregnancy

Expecting a baby can be a worrying time – but for people with disabilities, there are added anxieties

Andrew Lansley’s Department of Big Macs

Philip James: By cosying up to the food industry the health secretary is ignoring all scientific thinking on obesity

Fathers are happier when doing more housework, says study

Report also found men who spend more time with their children and work similar hours to partners are less stressed