UK ad and TV industries join government for Olympics health push
A coalition of advertisers, ad agencies and media companies is to work with the UK government on a health marketing campaign in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics. By Mark Sweney
Good news for optimists
Julian Baggini: Try looking on the bright side of current events. You might feel a little silly, but you will be a lot happier
The Ferngate affair
Why has Fern Britton's decision to have a gastric band fitted caused such a huge fuss? Kira Cochrane on how high-profile women's bodies became public property
Fern Britton: Ryvita defends presenter over weightloss surgery
Ryvita is standing beside brand ambassador Fern Britton, who has admitted having surgery to help her lose weight. By Mark Sweney
Overhyped health stories? They’re all pants
On the press, Peter Wilby: We live in a medically anxious society where newspapers believe that health coverage attracts readers
M&C Saatchi wins obesity campaign
M&C Saatchi has won the creative pitch for the Department of Health's £75m three-year anti-obesity advertising account. By Mark Sweney
The fat freakshow
Brendan O'Neill: Half-titillating, half-horrifying documentaries about obese Americans are designed to make British TV viewers feel morally superior
Blogging can seriously damage your health
Peter Robinson: Stress, sleep disturbance and exhaustion are being reported among bloggers ... are they blogging themselves to death?
Question time
Hannah Pool: Trisha Goddard reveals why she'd never go to the Priory, what's wrong with Jeremy Kyle, and why Britain is just as racist as Australia
The quack who puts modern health gurus to shame
Ben Goldacre: What will our modern gurus will end up with, when the cheques are all cashed, and the companies fold?