Masters of the mozzies
Malaria's days should now be numbered.
It’s all in the genes
Major advances in drug therapy have made breast cancer survivable if detected early enough. The next breakthrough will come from genetics research, reports The Observer's health correspondent Jo Revill.
The great guilt debate
Parents are probably right to worry about the effect they're having on their children, says Oliver James.
Can fresh fruit really help you beat cancer?
More and more cancer patients are turning down radiation and chemotherapy in favour of a vitamin-rich diet. Doctors have relied on drugs and surgery for too long, brushing aside the importance of feeding patients properly writes Carmen Wheatley.
Hoist by his own polemic
Steven Pinker's invective against Marxists, feminists and all those who think they can change human minds in The Blank Slate is entertaining, but is it justified?
Misery of fat children obsessed by junk food
A new study shows that thousands of inactive and obese children are at risk of disease.
Slim hope
Anorexia, as Kate Chisholm explains in Hungry Hell, has been with us for centuries. So why don't we understand it better?