Obama’s unhealthy opposition

Maggie Mahar: At yesterday's White House summit, the new president got a taste of the bitter health-reform battles that lie ahead

The world’s oldest mother

Randeep Ramesh meets Rajo Devi Lohan, the Indian woman who, in November, gave birth to her first child - at the age of 70

Eating fruit and vegetables and keeping weight down can reduce risk of 12 major cancers by 39%, says international report

• Sterility issue in solvent for Italian medicine• Watchdog says no children believed to be at risk

Stuart Jeffries on the perks of helping the royals with their fitness in Scandinavia

Study suggests drinking just one small glass of wine a day significantly increases the risk of common cancers

Biomedical engineer and his colleagues developed a method of peering into a cell's inner architecture

Marianne Kirby: A new study reveals weight gain can be caused by a virus. It's unscientific, but yet again, the media has swallowed it whole

David Lynch announces concert to raise funds to teach meditative techniques to schoolchildren

Fatwa issued on yoga if it includes Hindu rituals