Venezuelans ‘obsessed’ with beauty

Many people go into debt to fund plastic surgery in country which has won 17 beauty queen titles in past 30 years

Gay men who use a condom should not face delays giving blood

Peter Tatchell: Although the new donor policy is a big improvement on the existing lifetime exclusion, a 12-month ban is still excessive

David Servan-Schreiber obituary

French-born author of a bestselling guide to the treatment of cancer

The mental illness industry is medicalising normality

Lisa Appignanesi: A reading group would do more to help individuals find relief than squeezing their unhappiness into a package labelled 'disorder'

Jamie Oliver calls for global action to tackle obesity

TV chef joins coalition of health experts and nutritionists urging UN to debate the issue at summit on disease

Abortion services aren’t about selling soap powder or shoes

Susie Orbach: Nadine Dorries's amendment to the health and social care bill is an attempt to situate women's sexuality in the marketplace

This American confession is an insult to Guatemala

Hugh O'Shaughnessy: The attitude of the US establishment to central America has barely changed since the syphilitic atrocity of 1946-8

So, is the show over for Jay-Z, now he’s going to be a dad?

Sarah Ditum: Beyoncé's got a fistful of Grammies, but many still think bearing a child marks a full stop on a woman's contribution to the world

Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms

Charities warn of 'distress and delay' as they are stripped of principal responsibility to counsel women seeking a termination

Benefits of daily exercise are comparable to giving up smoking

Researchers estimate that persuading inactive people to take up light, daily exercise could have a similar effect on a population's mortality rates as a smoking cessation programme