Change rules on drugs for HIV, says top doctor
Chair of British HIV Association says law stopping visitors to UK and asylum seekers from getting drugs must be changed
UK women top of obesity league, and men are second – EU survey
Figures also reveal that more young people are obese in Britain than any other country in Europe
The pope is still sidestepping the issue of contraception and Aids
Anna Clark: It is remarkable that the pope persists in prescribing a response to Aids in Africa that makes no mention of contraception
Battling HIV prejudice with Body & Soul
It's estimated 100,000 people are living with Aids and HIV in Britain, many of them young people who face prejudice on a daily basis. But a series of celebrity portraits by Rankin and a powerful new film called Life in My Shoes are challenging that stigma
Experience: my boyfriend went to prison for infecting me with HIV
Diane Reeve: 'After we broke up, I went for a routine medical checkup. I was told I had a sexually transmitted disease'
Antibiotics can’t cure colds – but a placebo may
Andrew Brown: The overprescribing of antibiotics by under-pressure GPs to a public convinced they cure colds could prove fatal in the long run
Mocking International Men’s Day only proves it’s needed
Ally Fogg: You told us: Male gender identity is in flux. International Men's Day is a chance to discuss our problems as well as strengths
Brain scans of happy people help explain their ‘rose-tinted’ outlook
The brains of people with a happy disposition seem to respond more strongly to positive things in their environment
Female orgasm captured in series of brain scans
The animation will help scientists understand how the female brain conducts the symphony of activity that leads to an orgasm
Mirror therapy may help to reduce the pain of arthritis
An optical illusion involving a mirror can trick the brain into reassessing a hand with arthritis as healthy and pain-free