The sceptic
Advice to quit smoking.
What becomes of the broken-hearted?
Laura Barton: Last Thursday saw the death of Mary Hayley Bell, 94-year-old actor, writer and widow of Sir John Mills. She had been suffering from Alzheimer's, but the cause of her death has not yet been given. Many might speculate, however, that her death owed less to her physical frailty than to the fact that Sir John, to whom she had been married for over 60 years, died in April.
Blame games
If our genes aren't responsible for the onset of many mental illnesses, what is? Oliver James weighs up the evidence - and fingers the culprit.
Pet dog mauled face-transplant patient to rouse her from sleep
The Frenchwoman who underwent the world's first face transplant this week may have sustained her original injuries when her labrador tried to rouse her following a suicide attempt, it emerged yesterday
Is suntan lotion made of vinegar and olive oil safe?
Natural health therapist Emma Mitchell answers your questions.
Hewitt reassures smoking ban critics
The health secretary, Patricia Hewitt, tonight held out an olive branch to critics of the government’s partial ban on smoking in pubs, hinting that the prohibition could apply to all pubs by 2010. Defending the bill to Labour backbenchers, many … Continue reading