Schoolchildren given the French kiss-off over swine flu fears
Primary school pupils in Brittany told to abandon traditional Gallic greeting to avoid catching virus
Now you see it, now you don’t
Pictures of models and celebrities are routinely altered to rid them of every 'flaw'. So much so, that when a woman with a tummy appeared in a US fashion magazine it attracted global attention. Could the airbrushers' days finally be numbered?
Taxes on heavily-sweetened foods should be raised, study suggests
Research group's report calls for state and local governments to take action against obesity
Healthy lifestyle could prevent 40% of breast cancer cases, charity says
World Cancer Research Fund report links disease to diet and says breastfeeding could help in prevention
Most companies in Britain unprepared for possible second wave of swine flu
Survey of 450 firms finds that fewer than half have contingency plans in place to cope if outbreak gets worse
Weightloss pill investigated for liver damage
Slimming drug, sold over the counter as Alli, investigated in the US after 32 reports of serious liver injury
Two swine flu call centres to close after fall in demand
Decision to scale back on number of telephone advice lines reflects drop in infection rates
Swine flu helplines to be scaled back
Two emergency swine flu call centres to close this week, due to fall in demand
Nearly half of Irish are overweight, says survey
Some 60% of men and 40% of women weigh in with a body mass index of more than 25
Healthy people with swine flu do not need Tamiflu, says WHO
World Health Organisation advises against giving antiviral drug if symptoms are mild