Coffee may help prevent depression in women

A large study has shown that the risk of clinical depression is lower among women who drink coffee

David Servan-Schreiber obituary

French-born author of a bestselling guide to the treatment of cancer

This American confession is an insult to Guatemala

Hugh O'Shaughnessy: The attitude of the US establishment to central America has barely changed since the syphilitic atrocity of 1946-8

Om in the army: the US military gets yoga

Stewart J Lawrence: Meditation may help with PTSD, but some yogis are dismayed that their peace-loving practice is now turned to combat training

Fast-food study finds calories count for little for most customers

Labelling on food deters only a minority of people from the more fattening choices on the menu, research finds

The NFL star and the brain injuries that destroyed him

Before the former American football player Dave Duerson killed himself, he asked that his brain be left to researchers studying head injuries among athletes. What it revealed shocked the scientists

Sedentary lifestyle can lead to pulmonary embolism, study finds

Survey of 70,000 nurses shows those who choose sofa over exercise after work more likely to get blood clots on lungs

Are we not, like Anthony Weiner, caught in a web of desire?

Daniel Denvir: The hypocrisy over the New York congressman's shame is epic: the reality of online sexual liaison is that almost everyone's at it

Why won’t the pope let women protect themselves from HIV?

Nancy Goldstein: As the UN reviews its HIV/Aids strategy, papal representatives are putting doctrine before African women's health

25,000 Big Macs: burger a day keeps the doctor away (since 1972)

McDonald's restaurant in Wisconsin unfurls banner to mark loyal customer Don Gorske's 25,000th burger