Experience: I caught the plague from my cat
Paul Gaylord: 'I had collapsed lungs, my heart stopped and my hands and feet turned black. Technically, I shouldn't be here'
Female genital mutilation affects a fifth of young girls in sub-Saharan Africa
Problems such as violence, child marriage and FGM are widespread across some of the poorest countries, Unicef says
South African traditional leaders attack graphic male circumcision website
Dr Dingeman Rijken, who set up website with detailed images to reveal dangers of ritual, accused of breaking cultural taboo
Pulling ad for showing cyclist without a helmet is daft
Dawn Foster: Labelling Cycling Scotland ad targeting motorists – not cyclists – 'socially irresponsible' normalises blaming cyclists for accidents
Move over quinoa, Ethiopia’s teff poised to be next big super grain
Rich in calcium, iron and protein, gluten-free teff offers Ethiopia the promise of new and lucrative markets in the west. Claire Provost and Elissa Jobson investigate
French Women Don’t Get Facelifts by Mireille Guiliano – review
The author of French Women Don't Get Fat is back with an account of how to age with attitude – is it useful, or drivel, asks Zoe Williams
A safe, effective diet pill – the elusive holy grail
Trade in illegal, ineffective drugs flourishes as pharmaceutical industry repeatedly fails to produce successful pill
DNP victims’ families lead fight to have fat-burning drug classified
More than 60 deaths attributed to metabolism-boosting chemical fertiliser, which is marketed online as a diet pill
IVF babies have greater risk of complications, study finds
Single children born after IVF are found to be nearly twice as likely to be born early, stillborn or die within 28 days of birth
Can you be too happy?
Philippa Perry: Can you be too … : Jane Austen understood that the search for meaning in one's life may be more satisfying than the pursuit of happiness