Rabies researchers hit highs and lows on road to eliminating disease

Charles Rupprecht: Health professionals must be vigilant to defeat disease that still claims tens of thousands of lives each year despite breakthrough

Happiness study finds that UK is passing point of peak life satisfaction

Economists say that per capita incomes above UK's adjusted level of $37,000 make people less contented

Aids deaths soar among young due to inadequate health services

Deaths among 10- to 19-year-olds increase by 50%, with women up to three times more likely to get infected, says WHO

Morrisons bans children from buying high-energy drinks

Supermarket chain is first in UK to restrict sales of high-caffeine products such as Red Bull to under-16s

Antidepressant use on the rise in rich countries, OECD finds

Rate not matched by increase in global diagnoses, prompting concern among psychiatrists about over-use of medication

Should there be an International Men’s Day?

Oscar Rickett and Glen Poole: Head to head: Is this day a frightened reaction to an upturn in women's fortunes or a vital initiative to help improve the lives of men and boys?

Health insurers bemoan Obamacare ‘fix’ as adding confusion to rollout

President meets top insurers a day after announcing they could continue offering policies that fall short of new standards

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: Violence against women is an issue for us all

Head of UN Women calls for urgent action to ensure the impact of global crises is not disproportionately borne by women, writes Liz Ford

How cosmetic surgery is changing the shape of Venezuela’s mannequins

Shop-window dummies with enlarged breasts, tiny waists and unnaturally sculpted rears are catering for the national obsession with implants and plastic surgery

Where in the world are people most depressed?

People who think depression is a western malaise might be surprised by the results of a new study