At the fertility supermarket
Yvonne Roberts: Describing a surrogate as a 'gestational carrier' is a new low in motherhood's commercialisation
Retuning the brain may cure tinnitus, finds study
Research in rats suggests that stimulating a nerve in the brain could help stop persistent ringing in the ears
Dick Cheney considers heart transplant
Ex-US vice-president says his battery-powered heart pump is a 'wondrous device', and claims he didn't mind Darth Vader jibes
Anyone for a bucket of coffee? Starbucks thinks so
Richard Adams: Starbucks announces plans to sell bladder-bursting 'Trenta' cup size - holding almost a litre of coffee - in its US outlets
Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer’s while president, says son
Son Ron Reagan's claim that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's while in office leads to war of words with half brother Michael
Snowboarding ‘less deadly’ than skiing, study finds
Professor concludes that snowboarders, though more likely to get injured, are a third less likely to die on the slopes than skiers
America’s healthy debate on food
Amanda Marcotte: Culture warriors try to cast anti-obesity advice as bossy elitism, but the bottom line is we all know we have a big problem
Yoga’s holy wars
Stewart J Lawrence: The yoga industry is under assault from religious critics, Hindu and Christian. But are the objections theological – or financial?
Healthcare debate: do not resuscitate
Pratap Chatterjee: For proof of why Obama's healthcare reform was needed, just look at the epic fraud that has plagued the old system
David Lynch tackles post-traumatic stress with transcendental meditation
US combat veterans join Clint Eastwood and Russell Brand in praising technique at launch of Operation Warrior Wellness