Forests U-turn – the Tories should have known better
Alexander Chancellor: I am shocked and amazed David Cameron couldn't see the wood for the trees when it came to selling off Britain's forests
The dangers of cosmetic surgery
The Briton who has died in a US hotel is one of many women who have come to harm as a result of cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery in American hotel leads to death of British woman
Suspected illegal backstreet 'surgeons' operated on 20-year-old who complained of chest pains after buttock procedure
Flu breakthrough promises a vaccine to kill all strains
British team's success with jab that targets proteins common to every type of flu virus
Comment is free readers on … cosmetic surgery
The people's panel: With more people opting for cosmetic surgery, five readers share their experiences and thoughts about going under the knife
South Africa teaching unions criticise HIV testing in schools
Plan to test children as young as 13 condemned amid concerns about psychological impact of a positive result
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee – review
This magnificent study of cancer suggests that, for all medicine's advances, we cannot beat a disease that is a distorted version of ourselves, says Alexander Linklater
At the fertility supermarket
Yvonne Roberts: Describing a surrogate as a 'gestational carrier' is a new low in motherhood's commercialisation
Retuning the brain may cure tinnitus, finds study
Research in rats suggests that stimulating a nerve in the brain could help stop persistent ringing in the ears
Smokers’ brains light up during smoking scenes in movies and on TV
Brain areas associated with smoking a cigarette are activated when smokers watch an actor light up on screen