‘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

Many ‘low fat’ foods have similar calorie count to standard products, study finds

Sample of 12 'light', 'reduced' and 'low-fat' foods finds minimal differences in calorie content compared with standard products

Have you made a post-holiday resolution?

The summer break is the perfect time to think about the areas you want to change – and Christmas is the ideal goal to work towards. So, are you ready to hit the gym, ditch the booze or get your spending under control?

Asbestos cancer compensation scheme is ‘too limited and too late’ for victims

Campaigners say many cancer sufferers will be dead before scheme takes effect, and payments will exclude half of those affected by asbestos-related diseases

Cabin fever: I want a tiny home

Kill for a cabin? Yearn for a yurt? You are not alone. Oliver Burkeman joins the tiny-home appreciation society

Work after eight months of pregnancy is as harmful as smoking, study finds

Women who worked after they were eight months pregnant had babies who weighed 230g less on average