Should I stop using talcum powder?
A study has found an increased risk of between 20% and 30% for ovarian cancer in women who used talc for what some call 'intimate personal hygiene'
Pregnant women have enough worries without adding sunscreen to the list
Linda Geddes: The latest advice may simply add to the anxiety that pregnant women must navigate, thus undermining public health messages
Why do identical twins end up having such different lives?
Their genes are exactly the same, so why don't identical siblings' lives follow more similar patterns? The scientist behind a pioneering 21-year study believes he has the answer, as he tells Robin McKie
Peering at bright screens after dark could harm health, doctor claims
Light from TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones may disrupt sleep and raise risk of obesity, heart disease and depression
Back pain: should I ask my doctor for a course of antibiotics?
Recent studies have found links between bacteria and some cases of chronic back pain, but research is still in its early stages
Breast implants may harm breast cancer survival chances, study finds
Researchers urge caution over findings but say breast cancer patients with implants appear to have higher risk of death
Zen and the art of keeping the NHS bill under control
Madeleine Bunting: Jon Kabat-Zinn is widely credited as the man who brought Zen Buddhism to the masses. Now he's bringing it to Downing Street
Autism: inside the brain bank
World Autism Day is on 2 April and new funding is in place to research the causes of the condition. But the programme now desperately needs tissue donors
Surviving prostate cancer: a prostate surgeon’s story
Professor Roger Kirby is one of the world's leading prostate surgeons. So when he developed prostate cancer last year he knew exactly what he was up against. He tells Simon Garfield about his operation – and life as a patient