Regulator could strip alternative medicine charities of their status
Charities commission holding review after complaints that some organisations make unfounded claims about complementary and alternative medicine
Coca-Cola says sugar cuts have not harmed sales
Firm has quietly reduced sugar content in Sprite, Dr Pepper and Fanta, and is considering using smaller cans and bottles
Yes, Barbie has got bigger. But her old body-image message endures
The Fashionista range is meant to depict ‘ordinary’ women, but my daughter’s reaction shows that the original, abnormally thin Barbie is still idealised
Scanxiety: why private baby scans are on the rise
Many pregnant women are paying for extra ultrasounds, for reassurance or for ‘souvenir scans’. But does multiple scanning pose a risk to the unborn child?
How to have a long and healthy retirement
It’s a time when we’re supposed to find happiness, but post-work life is often associated with severe health problems. Here are some tips to help you live long and prosper
It’s hard to talk about mental health at the best of times, which these are not
‘Nobody, even Trump, should be blamed for being mentally ill. But nor should we pretend mental illness affects only the nice’
Should complementary and alternative medicine charities lose their charitable status?
Reliable evidence matters - and the Charity Commission’s consultation is a chance to make that clear to complementary and alternative therapy charities
A moment that changed me: realising, aged 16, that I couldn’t handle alcohol
I did drink quite a bit more after that. But that night in Alicante was the first inkling I had that my relationship with alcohol was a dangerous one
Postpartum psychosis: ‘I’m a thing possessed, an animal. I am nearly sectioned twice’
It’s a condition that comes out of nowhere and affects one in 1,000 new mothers. Here, one woman recalls her experience of this terrifying illness and how writing about it saved her
Ice baths and snow meditation: can cold therapy make you stronger?
When Scott Carney set out to debunk the health benefits of extreme cold, a strange thing happened. He tells Tim Adams about lighting his ‘inner fire’