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.
Sam’s story
The strain of meningitis that disabled Richard Dunstan's son kills 50 Britons a year. Why, when a safe vaccine is available?
Nature’s pharmacy
In the first of his series on medicinal plants, Andrew Purvis explores the heal-all properties of figwort.
British scientist wins ‘US Nobel prize’
The British Scientist who triggered a revolution in medical research has been awarded the "US Nobel prize."