The politicians who get up with the birds
Tim Dowling: Among the more electrifying revelations about Sarah Palin is the mildly disturbing fact that she gets up at 4.30am every day
Bill Clinton: Brown’s brain will see him through
Former US president Bill Clinton gave his support to the prime minister today, advising him to use his "big brain and good heart" to work through Britain's economic difficulties
US increases estimate of HIV infections
Government agency study puts number of new infections about 40% higher than previous figures
The global war on sex education
Sarah Wildman: In the US and abroad, the Bush administration has severely restricted women's access to contraception
Heart disease: US doctors back statins for 8-year-olds
Experts in UK, treating small numbers of high risk children, say wider use of drugs should be discussed
‘I was never about boo hoo hoo’
Dave Pelzer, who single-handedly launched the 'misery lit' genre with his horrific memoir of childhood abuse, is now publishing his fourth self-help book. In it, he insists that happiness is all about 'moving on'. So why does he continue to obsessively trawl through his own past? Decca Aitkenhead meets him
Insurance fraud
Dean Baker: The lack of transparency in the US healthcare industry means insurance companies can abuse patients by denying their claims
‘Pilates is an art’
Ron Fletcher was one of Joseph Pilates' original students, and is largely responsible for popularising what Pilates called 'body contrology'. He tells Alice Wignall why he is exasperated that people still mistake the system for an exercise routine
The fat freakshow
Brendan O'Neill: Half-titillating, half-horrifying documentaries about obese Americans are designed to make British TV viewers feel morally superior