Junk food makers using internet to target children, says watchdog

Children are being targeted by junk food manufacturers through internet advertising, chatrooms, text messages and 'advergames' on websites, an obesity watchdog warned yesterday. By Sarah Boseley.

‘I don’t write to titillate. I censor like crazy to make my blogs less erotic’

Her anonymous sex blog was a runaway success; the book of the blog is a bestseller. But last weekend the true identity of author ‘Abby Lee’ was revealed - and her life was turned upside down. In her first interview, Zoe Margolis talks to Zoe Williams about porn, feminism and breaking the news of her secret writing career to her parents.

Beaming in on a deadly disease

Once the stuff of science fiction, charged particle beams are being used in the fight against cancer, says Michael Pollitt.

‘How’s my healing?’

Michael Cross: An independent website that provides patient feedback shows what can be done with free public sector information.

NHS trusts pay millions in fines to suppliers of delayed IT system

NHS trusts are being made to pay multimillion-pound penalties to computer suppliers because of a clause in contracts for the health service's £20bn IT scheme.

How far have I run? Ask the iPod

The latest must-have product for the digital generation, courtesy of Apple and Nike, is a pair of running shoes that uses your iPod to tell you how far you have run and how many calories you have burned. By Sam Jones.

Is NHS data there for any company – or just one?

Competitors claim a commercial joint venture with the official custodian of health data puts level playing field at risk, writes Michael Cross.

Internet used to push fast food to children, say campaigners

Health campaigners have warned that fast food giants are increasingly turning to the internet to circumvent moves designed to curb advertising aimed at children. By Bobbie Johnson and Owen Gibson.

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