The making of a new disease
Michael Fitzpatrick on why the medical profession's latest ruling on ME (or chronic fatigue syndrome) is nothing short of disastrous.
The issue explained: beta interferon
Why has the drug beta interferon, used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, proved so controversial?
Chimerical world of visual agnosia
Psychologist explores bizarre tricks of the damaged brain.
Nature’s pharmacy
Used by the Chinese as a panacea for 2,000 years, ginseng can boost your sex life as well as your immune system.
Streets ahead
Britain's first hospital for sick children is marking its 150th birthday by drawing together medical notes and photographs that reveal a revolution in how young patients were treated. By Peter Day
Injecting some sense
Save the Children Fund last week accused a major vaccine programme of putting pharmaceutical industry profits above the needs of children.