Cut that fat, Big Brother is watching
Health experts predict an array of gadgets will help us live longer. Jo Revill reports on new ways to monitor patients.
If the arnica pills don’t work…
... do any other homeopathic remedies work? Sally Weale investigates.
Born to be fat
The genetic quest is on again - this time for a miracle cure for the obesity pandemic that is rapidly spreading across the world. In the meantime, at least we now know why some people get fat and others don't. Ellen Ruppel Shell investigates.
Ready, willing and disabled
Daniel Strother, who broke his back climbing Ben Nevis, hopes to make medical history by qualifying as a doctor - in a wheelchair. But why is the profession so scared of taking on disabled people? Dea Birkett reports.
Female sex illness: is it in the head or genes?
Talking point: Many women lose interest in sex - but the battle now is over whether lucrative drug treatment can help them, reports Jo Revill.