Adding caffeine to sunscreen could guard against skin cancer

Caffeine may help protect against some skin cancers by promoting the destruction of cells damaged by sunlight

Let’s dispel the doubts – breast cancer screening saves lives

Response: If the disease is caught early, treatment options are less aggressive and more likely to be successful, says Chris Askew

What can the Ancient Greeks do for us?

Lesson 6: Health, and the legacy of Asclepius and Hippocrates

Abortion ‘poses few risks’ to health says NHS website

Pro-choice campaigners claim myths are circulated that amount to misinformation or do not accurately reflect research

Abortion: pregnancy counselling centres found wanting

Evidence of poor practice and factually incorrect advice discovered following undercover investigation

Flu vaccine based on ‘super-antibody’ could prevent all pandemic strains

Scientists have discovered an antibody that can tackle every strain of influenza A, the virus responsible for flu pandemics

Fast-food study finds calories count for little for most customers

Labelling on food deters only a minority of people from the more fattening choices on the menu, research finds

The NFL star and the brain injuries that destroyed him

Before the former American football player Dave Duerson killed himself, he asked that his brain be left to researchers studying head injuries among athletes. What it revealed shocked the scientists

Passive smoking can damage the DNA of sperm, study in mice suggests

If the same is true for human sperm, men could pass genetic defects caused by passive smoking to their children

Daily pill can prevent HIV infection

Groundbreaking studies suggest tablets could help partners of people with HIV protect themselves – secretly, if necessary