Third world dying for new medicines
There are hardly any new medicines in the pipeline for diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis according to a new report.
Steve and me
When Zoë Mendelson found out that she had diabetes, she thought of huge needles, premature death and going blind. But she wasn't prepared for being constantly compared to an Olympic oarsman.
Action urged to cut the fat of the land
Poor diet and lack of exercise blamed for rise in obesity.
Food tsar to tackle Scots’ obesity and heart disease
Scotland is to get a food tsar to tackle growing health problems, related to poor diet and obesity.
‘I was hiding behind the fat’
As an unhappy, abused child, she was overweight. By 24, she had ballooned to 35 stone. But for Christie Martin, losing the weight was just the start of a painful struggle. Moira Petty reports
And they call it puppy fat…
A three-year-old American girl is so obese that she has been taken into care. It should serve as a warning to parents everywhere, says Lucy Atkins.
The diabetes timebomb
Can it really be true that 1m people in this country are suffering from a potentially life-threatening condition without knowing it?