Cosmetic industry offers promise of perfection for the young

Despite concerns about safety, teenagers have shown a growing willingness to embrace cosmetic surgery

Will Barbie go bold and bald?

A new campaign is taking off on Facebook asking toy maker Mattel to create a bald Barbie. But it's not the first such radical makeover the doll has undergone

Sex and the over-60s

Older people are living longer and in better health than ever – so of course they're continuing to have sex. Why is it so hard to talk about, asks the editor of Gransnet

IVF clinics should be allowed to transfer two embryos, says study

Current thinking prefers single embryo transfer to avoid risk of twins, but new study concludes this is not always best

The breast implants scandal affects us too

I am one of thousands of women who had reconstructive surgery after treatment for cancer – although I am one of the lucky ones

A sanctuary for sex workers

Nun Lynda Dearlove provides shelter and a sense of family life for sex workers in central London. And despite a pre-Olympics cleanup, the problem is steadily getting worse,