A healthy state of denial

Eminent American writer Michael Kinsley explains why he has spent the past eight years pretending not to have Parkinson's.

Would you like a nice slim bottom?

Well, you're going to have to work for it, says science editor Tim Radford, because all those quick-fix, anti-flab solutions out there don't work.

Life goes on

Veronique Mistiaen on a centre that gave her hope and support after cancer.

Mother of all miracles

Can a woman give birth - and then three months later give birth again? Scientifically, such a 'double pregnancy' is possible, but as Flavia D'Angelo's big day nears, the doubts are growing. Rory Carroll reports.

Hard to swallow

Women react differently from men to drugs - so why are GPs still dishing out the same prescriptions for each sex? Jerome Burne reports.