A vote for immortality

Oliver James: It was fear of death wot won it for George Bush in last year's presidential election, if a series of psychological experiments are to be believed.

The new black

Hannah Pool: I've become obsessed about my eyes, again.

Body Strategy

Your questions answered by fitness expert Joanna Hall.

Consuming concerns

Leader: For those lucky enough to live in the world's wealthier nations, tuberculosis is an illness with an old-fashioned ring. Its shadow has faded now, though TB is increasing again even here; 7,000 cases a year in Britain, half of them in London.

The myth of dying

Polly Toynbee: In the cacophony of debate about insignificant things, the torture of unassisted death goes on unremarked.

We want another opinion

In France, where a sore finger can mean a trip to see a specialist, reforms to crack down on self-referrals were never going to be popular. Jon Bryant reports.

Peace of mind

The drugs used to treat the onset of Alzheimer's disease are very expensive and of limited use. Time to dish out the oily fish, says Dr John Briffa.

The caught jester

People with personality disorder lead a topsy-turvy life of playfulness and loneliness. And, as Oliver James reports, their friends are often the first victims.