Extreme dining

In the wake of Super Size Me, it looked as if the fast-food giants were embracing healthy eating, with salads appearing on every menu. But that's all over. The big chains in the US are now pushing 'indulgent offerings': huge stacks of meat, oozing with grease - and not a vegetable in sight. Oliver Burkeman reports.

‘Deeper! Faster! Harder! Yes!’

When Victoria Young went to a Manhattan gym, she soon found out why New Yorkers are better than us at getting fit - they really want to succeed.

Zapper ‘brings migraine relief’

Millions of people who suffer from migraines may soon be able to banish the pain by holding an electronic “zapper” to the back of their head. A US study has found that patients who use it experience considerable relief. Neurology … Continue reading

Barrier methods

By keeping condoms under lock and key, a US pharmacy chain is quietly helping to stigmatise safe sex.