Is there a catch?
A new study claims that if your children eat fish, they are less likely to turn to crime. But can fish really be that good for you? Joanna Moorhead investigates.
Parched in a flood
Water is the new tea - or so it seems. It's a chic necessity in the boardroom, and every teenager has a plastic bottle to hand. Yet nutritionists are adamant - marathon runners aside, few of us drink anything like enough of it, and that's not good for our health. Joanna Blythman investigates a paradox.
Tell ’em about the honey
From killer viruses to infected wounds, wax works. Dr John Briffa is relieved that bees keep busy.
Life under the Asian brown cloud
John Hayes and his wife loved living in Bangkok. But for the sake of their children's health they were forced to move to Britain.
Baked to death
During one hot summer week in Chicago, over 700 people died from heat-related illness. So why wasn't there a huge fuss? Eric Klinenberg tracks down an invisible killer.
Junk food: the new tobacco
Comment: The fast food industry could soon be viewed in the same light as the tobacco industry, writes Felicity Lawrence.
The parents who cared too much
A baby girl died of malnutrition after her mother and father insisted on rearing her on a 'healthy' vegan, raw-food diet. Tania Branigan reports.
Poisoning those who are poor
George Monbiot: Filthy factories and toxic dumps are sited well away from rich areas.