Mad, Bad and Sad
Review: Mad, Bad and Sad by Lisa AppignanesiThis ambitious study exhilaratingly covers two centuries of developments, finds John Dugdale
EU to help patients get transplants abroad
New directive will allow Britons who need organs urgently to get them in countries that have a surplus
Bigfoot was here
Jad Adams enjoys three studies of the persistence of belief in the paranormal
Fear of the unknown
Review: Paranoia: The 21st-Century Fear by Daniel Freeman & Jason FreemanParanoia, the authors intone, 'permeates our society, more than we've ever suspected,' writes Steven Poole
Try to Remember
Review: Try to Remember by Paul R McHugh A riveting analysis of the American 'recovered memory' wars of the 1980s and 1990s
35,001 diet books, but do we really need any of them?
Surveys show that two out of five women diet most of the time as half of weight lost is regained in a year
Eat, drink and be merry: dieting’s new philosophy
A new book telling women that eating fats is good and a shot of vodka is allowed is an unsurprising hit
Alcohol abuse worst in north-west
Manchester, Salford and Liverpool top list for drink-related health problems
Messages on healthy eating and alcohol moderation not getting through
Despite measures to tackle rising obesity, public lack understanding of lifestyle choices, survey finds
Bred in the genes
Review: Blood Matters: A Journey Along the Genetic Frontier by Masha GessenHilary Rose finds hope and caution in a thoughtful survey of DNA-based medicine