Obese men have less and poorer quality sperm
Fertility doctors advised obese men to lose weight if they want to start a family
Heart disease: US doctors back statins for 8-year-olds
Experts in UK, treating small numbers of high risk children, say wider use of drugs should be discussed
Men: is your clock ticking?
Alice Wignall: If you're in your mid-30s and you want to be a father at some point then the answer should, unfortunately, be yes
Scientists warn that biological clock affects male fertility
Women with partners in their mid-30s suffer more miscarriages than those with younger men, say scientists
‘Individual experience is the best guide we have’
Professor of complementary medicine Edzard Ernst investigates the extraordinary popularity of alternative therapies and asks: when it comes to relaxation techniques, how much proof should we require?
Diet: Women warned that junk food in pregnancy may hit child’s health
Researchers say experiment on rats applies to humans, and mother's bad diet can lead to overweight offspring
Are obesity pills a good idea?
Sarah Boseley: A pill to shed pounds would be a miracle. Unfortunately, diet drugs have a chequered history
Body piercing brings health risks
More than a quarter of people who have body piercing suffer complications
Old enemy, new challenge
Lucy Chesire: The re-emergence of tuberculosis could reverse a decade of advances in the fight against HIV/Aids
It’s not just boys who are autistic
When it was first discovered more than 60 years ago, Asperger's syndrome was thought to be a male-only condition. But now that more and more girls are being diagnosed with it, why do we hear so little about them, wonders Joanna Moorhead