Breastfeeding may help prevent cot death

Scientists writing in the medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood published today have found that the babies who are breastfeed are slightly but significantly less likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome than bottlefed babies.

Estranged from death

Giles Fraser: We need to regain our sense of place in the world, not use costly technology to increase life spans artificially.

A question of colour

When making a diagnosis, should a doctor take into account a patient's race? Yes, says the controversial US doctor Sally Satel.