The pros and cons of going braless
Emer O’Toole: Scientific research on the effect on bras on the sagging of boobs backs up the old feminist call for women to ditch the harness
Chemical in food packaging can harm unborn babies, say French officials
Health authority says BPA, found in bottles, boxes and dental fillings, is linked to breast cancer and behavioural problems
Zen and the art of keeping the NHS bill under control
Madeleine Bunting: Jon Kabat-Zinn is widely credited as the man who brought Zen Buddhism to the masses. Now he's bringing it to Downing Street
The best of all possible worlds?
Michael Cohen: Not yet, but as a UN report proves, we're making global progress. The other good news is that government really works
Universal healthcare: how are we going to afford it?
The goal of providing health coverage for everyone has the backing of a UN resolution, but how should it be financed? Join our panel debate, Thursday, 28 March at 1pm GMT
French are ‘taught to be gloomy by their culture’
Research finds that despite high standard of living happiness is elusive
George Osborne’s sugar pills won’t heal the pain, but Julia Gillard’s may
Gaby Hinsliff: The placebo effect has its place beyond medicine – as long as those who soothe us do so with our best interests at heart
Sugar, not fat, exposed as deadly villain in obesity epidemic
It's addictive and toxic, like a drug, and we need to wean ourselves off it, says US doctor
Britain ponders ‘three-person embryos’ to combat genetic diseases
If given green light, British scientists would be the first to offer treatments letting babies be born with DNA from three people
The Muslim Brotherhood has shown its contempt for Egypt’s women
Amira Nowaira: In rejecting a draft UN declaration calling for an end to violence against women, the organisation's blatant misogyny is exposed