Which is the quack medicine?

Richard Smith: Quite a lot of orthodox treatments are unsupported by firm evidence.

NUS calls for better sexual health provision

Students to ask the public health minister to urgently tackle the growing rates of sexually transmitted infections in young people.

Child obesity has doubled in a decade

Junk food and lack of exercise have created 'public health timebomb'.

Rory Collins: Blood, sweat and tears

Alok Jha meets the scientist who wants to recruit half a million people for a controversial medical project.

Panel to expose fraudulent medical research

Panel set up to combat medical research fraud calls on universities and NHS to view such misconduct as seriously as financial fraud.

Creator of pill on science, sex – and anniversaries

· Chemist pooh-poohs 50th birthday celebrations · Reports of wonder drug also come in for criticism

Teach more personal finance, schools urged

Parents would prefer their children to be taught how to handle their finances rather than some of the more traditional subjects, according to new research.