Don’t panic, Turks told amid bird cull

· Outbreak contained, ministers assure public· EU urges governments to stockpile antiviral drugs

Total ban on smoking as Blair gives way

Smoking set to be completely banned in English pubs and restaurants after senior ministers unite to demand U-turn on plans for a partial ban.

Oral contraceptive side-effects

Natural health therapist Emma Mitchell answers your questions.

Caring for hands

Fitness expert Joanna Hall answers your questions.

Thought crime

Kathleen Taylor: 'Brainwashing' is routinely invoked to explain atrocities, but what does it really mean?

From frozen Alaska to the lab: a virus 39,000 times more virulent than flu

· Tight security to prevent 'select agent' escaping · Publication of its genetic code raises fears of misuse

Climate change and pollution are killing millions, says study

· Poor sanitation to blame, says World Bank report · Economic growth stalled by environmental factors

Sex, lies and celluloid: doctors hit out at Hollywood

· Films failing to show dangers of sex and drugs· HIV/Aids pandemic ignored in top 200 movies