Scientists working on formula milk that prevents child obesity
· Use of hormone could be only 10 years away· Research raises medical, legal and ethical questions
A complementary education
Ann Robinson: Our universities are quite right to offer degree coursees in homeopathy as well as in conventional medicine.
Couch potatoes costing NHS £1bn a year, say researchers
· More active lives could save 35,000 deaths a year· Adults 'should exercise daily for 30 minutes'.
Sharp increase in type 1 diabetes among children mystifies researchers
The number of young children with early-onset diabetes has soared dramatically in the past 20 years, according to figures released by researchers today.
Childhood obesity in girls can lead to early onset of puberty, study suggests
· Trend in Britain likely to follow US, say researchers· Fifth of children under 15 could be obese by 2010
Row over cash for women donating eggs
· Regulator set to back stem cell research payments· Opponents claim health risks outweigh benefits
Global study of 1,200 families links new genes to autism
· Amount of faulty DNA may affect severity of case· Doctors hope to diagnose and treat condition earlier