Body strategy

Your questions answered by fitness expert Joanna Hall.

The love drug

Why are women drinking so much? It's not just stress and spare cash - it's really down to sex, says Yvonne Roberts.

The quitter

On Christmas Day I split up and lit up. By Tanya Gold.

Ask Emma

As a recovering alcoholic, I have been taking 100mg of timed release vitamin B complex for three years without a break. Should I stop taking it for a while - or even altogether?

The new black

Hannah Pool: This morning, no matter what I got up to last night, I will be waking up with a clean face and, more importantly, a clean pillow.

Julius Axelrod

Obituary: Nobel laureate whose revolutionary biochemical researches helped to create the new pharmacology.

The acid test

All our Yuletide feasting not only boosts our waistlines,but also raises our uric-acid level. Dr John Briffa reports on the blood's own dietary marker.

Nursery crimes

Urging today's parents to 'tame' their unruly children will turn free spirits into demons, says Oliver James.