Running under cover
Fewer than one in five women do enough exercise, and many Muslim women are among them. But, says Peta Bee, with specially designed sportswear and single-sex classes on the rise, this could soon change
Drug giant makes $4bn settlement in Vioxx case
The American pharmaceutical giant Merck today agreed to one of the biggest payouts in US history over its failed arthritis painkiller, Vioxx.
Jehovah’s Witness mother dies after refusing blood transfusion
A young mother and Jehovah's Witness has died after giving birth because doctors were forbidden from giving her a blood transfusion.
Faith in God and purity, undiluted
A religious movement grown from Bible studies groups set up in the 1870s
‘Torture, but so relaxing’
With women boxers lobbying for their sport to be in the 2012 Olympics, Rowan Walker puts on her gloves to find out if she's got what it takes.
The untold stories
In the debate over late abortion, one voice is rarely heard - that of the women who have actually had one. Karen Dugdale, who herself terminated a pregnancy at 21 weeks, describes what happened to her, and talks to six others who made the same choice.
Too many abortions: Lord Steel
Lord Steel, architect of the 1967 Abortion Act, says today that abortion is being used as a form of contraception in Britain and admits he never anticipated 'anything like' the current number of terminations when leading the campaign for reform.
Do panic!
Linda Blair: We should worry that our children are stressed, because our education system is not helping them tackle their worries.
Fading away by lamplight – how expert help could have saved mother and child
The vast majority of deaths in childbirth are avoidable, but Guatemala faces the biggest challenges.