Divorce not bad for your long-term health, study suggests

Surprise findings follow previous research suggesting that relationship breakdowns can have a negative impact on health

Children are consuming energy drinks but are they being sold responsibly?

Energy drinks are often marketed as a natural part of a high-octane lifestyle but young people are ignoring warning labels and teachers are concerned

Feeding young babies variety of vegetables helps develop broader diet

Study in UK, Portugal and Greece reveals infants at early weaning stage exposed to variety of tastes are later more likely to enjoy bigger range of healthy foods

Thousands sign petition calling for ban on children’s ear piercings

Labour MP Mark Tami has said he will raise the issue in parliament after 38 Degrees petition garners over 28,000 signatures

What if I end up alone? You asked Google – here’s the answer

Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions. In this series, our writers answer some of the most common queries

We must fight to make our cities healthy places to live

Cutting back on parks, cycling infrastructure and leisure budgets will prove to be a false economy. There are huge financial benefits to having a healthy populace

Teen suicide rates are bleak. School- based clinics help those in crisis

One in 25 teens attempt suicide and one in eight think about doing so. Yet teens are especially ill-served by mental health services

Coping with cancer at university showed me who my friends are

My treatment made studying tough, but supportive friends helped me through

Four years, 40 negative tests: why being young and infertile sucks

When Rebecca Seal decided at 28 she wanted a baby, she thought she was starting young. She and her partner never dreamed they’d need IVF. Wasn’t infertility an older person’s problem?

We shouldn’t push dubious ‘pink Viagra’ pills on women and call it emancipation

An FDA panel voted to recommend approving Flibanserin, despite the agency rejecting it twice before due to safety concerns. The FDA may well do so now