Hand sanitisers: saved by the gel?
Antibacterial hand sanitiser has spread from the hospital ward to the high street – and its producers are making a killing. But who really needs it?
Vidal Sassoon dies at Los Angeles home aged 84
Hair stylist who revolutionised women's cuts in the 1960s reported to have died of natural causes
Deepak Chopra may be wealthy, but even he knows that’s all an illusion
Sue Blackmore: The guru's twisting of 'spirituality' to tell his followers that they can be rich and stay young misses the point of enlightenment
Hungarian home births champion to move from house arrest to jail
Court increases acclaimed midwife Dr Agnes Géreb's punishment for 'negligent malpractice'
Mindfulness: the altered state of America
Ed Halliwell: Mindfulness meditation was once a tool of the counter-culture. But now it's transforming the minds of conservative America
Don’t let extreme anti-abortion groups infiltrate the mainstream
Kate Smurthwaite: Attempts to access abortion data have left women scared and intimidated. We must guard against a rise in extremist activities
Aids and ignorance thrive as Swaziland struggles for funds to fight disease
Despite improving healthcare and information campaigns, country still has world's highest infection rate
Unhappy in Britain? Which country would put a smile on your face?
Open thread: British people rank 18th in the world when it comes to wellbeing. Do you think you could live a better life overseas?
‘I was told: you’re going to die of Aids’
The outlook for African babies with HIV is grim. Mpho Mbhele, who lost her daughter to the disease, explains how she is helping other mothers ensure their children are born healthy
Anti-abortion climate ‘will deter new generation of doctors’
British Pregnancy Advisory Service attacks politicisation of abortion and warns of impact on future healthcare