Doctors demand schoolgirls be vaccinated against genital warts

Second vaccine 'should be added to cervical cancer programme' for teenagers

The Joy of Teen Sex has a sheen of fakery

Reni Eddo-Lodge: With its emphasis on technique and products, Channel 4's series has the potential to damage the progress of sex education

Channel 4’s The Joy of Teen Sex fails to satisfy health professionals

Programme puts viewing figures above educational value, say signatories of letter to broadcaster. By Carrie Dunn

How vegetables can give you that golden glow

Scientists prove that your five a day make you more attractive – by subtly altering your skin colour

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua – review

Amy Chua reckons tough love is good for children. Terri Apter can't wait to read their memoirs

The best age to become a mother – between 20 and 35

Leader of UK's maternity doctors warns against trend towards older motherhood and says schools could help to teach youngsters the best age for childbearing

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

Hormone implant use rises five-fold, contraception figures show

Increase in use of devices attributed to greater access and education work at schools and sexual health clinics

Ghostface Killah: a leading dental hygienist writes

The Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah has unveiled a hitherto unknown expertise in oral health via Twitter

You can’t teach young people safe sex by inserting the letter Z into wordz

Stuart Heritage: The worst thing you can do is underestimate teenagers' intelligence