Sun, sea, sand … and surgery

Faced with a choice between NHS waiting lists and expensive private clinics, says Joanna Moorhead, more and more Britons are opting to go abroad for treatment - with a holiday thrown in.

Bathing in the Dead Sea

I've been told bathing in the Dead Sea is good for psoriasis. Are there any hotels there with health centres/spas?John Knightly

Staying healthy

Health and fitness guru Rosemary Conley reveals why Lech, in Austria, is the best place in the world to stay trim.

Bye bye Delhi belly

A new oral vaccine could make traveller's diarrhoea a thing of the past. But do we need such protection and will it really work, asks David Adam.

Unhealthy dose of ignorance

Most holidaymakers are not aware of the health risks they face abroad, according to a report from the Foreign Policy Centre.

The song of the holy fools

For the Tantric minstrels of Bengal, taking music to the people, the divine is something you find within. William Dalrymple joins a never-ending tour.