Quacks fly in all directions as alternative medicine regulation fails

As panic spreads among the practitioners of alternative medicine, Martin Robbins calls for the industry to be regulated by the MHRA

Libel laws: a lethal muzzle of medicine

Ben Goldacre: The chiropractors' absurd pursuit of Simon Singh is over, but libel laws are still a real health hazard

Masculine faces appeal most to women in countries where disease is rife

A country's health influences women's preference for masculine or feminine-looking faces, claim psychologists

Genomes of an entire family sequenced in world first

Sequencing the genomes of every family member gives researchers a powerful new tool for tracking down disease genes

Furious backlash from Simon Singh libel case puts chiropractors on ropes

One in four chiropractors in Britain are under investigation as result of campaign by Singh supporters, reveals Martin Robbins

Stroke patients regain the power of speech through singing

People deprived of speech following a stroke were taught to sing words instead of speaking them in a technique known as 'melodic intonation therapy'

MPs deliver their damning verdict: Homeopathy is useless and unethical

Martin Robbins: Homeopaths are evoking conspiracies to explain a brutal report, but in reality they were undone by their own bizarre pronouncements

Sex hormone progesterone may save lives after brain injury

A clinical trial will test whether the female sex hormone can minimise damage and improve recovery after brain injury

Homeopathic association misrepresented evidence to MPs

Scientists are angry that homeopaths cited their research as proof the treatments work when it showed nothing of the sort