Starting a family in 2013
Expenses can vary depending on your circumstances and how much you splash out on 'essential' equipment
Why health issues or age need not mean inflated insurance premiums
Whether you're looking for travel, life or private medical cover, there are companies whose policy is to help older customers
What does your lunch hour look like?
Open thread: A health minister has said the trend for eating at one's desk is disgusting. Tell us what your lunchtime routine looks like
Insurance brokers warn of policy payout battles
Insurance companies are becoming more strict on paying claims to policyholders, the British Insurance Brokers' Association says
Health screening: top doctors attack ‘scare tactics’ by private companies
British Medical Association's GP chief says direct marketing letters should be 'put straight into the bin'
‘Needs must’: family squeezed by coalition cuts and rising food bills
For the Millars of Mansfield belt tightening increased the temptation to buy cheap ready meals. Then the lethargy set in
Food industry and supermarkets back healthy eating drive
Department of Health's Responsibility Drive aims to increase number of people eating five-a-day on fruit and vegetables
All supermarkets to adopt ‘traffic-light labelling’ for nutrition
Government announces move to make it easier for shoppers to see which foods are unhealthy
A bitter pill to swallow: cough medicines won’t cure you
Philip Ball: Many common over-the-counter remedies don't live up to their 'surreally euphemistic claims'. They are just lifestyle-targeted placebo
Clear presenteeism danger
With attendance at work increasingly used as a redundancy selection criterion, presenteeism is an unfortunate – and unhealthy – sign of the times