Heart disease study finds genetic factors predispose risk of attack
Ian Sample: Research uncovers clues to preventing disease, paving the way for a test predicting the risk of suffering a heart condition
Men off the hook with HIV gel
Paul McNally: A new gel designed to help prevent the spread of HIV may be used to pander to male irresponsibility over safe sex
Gay men and lesbians are putting their health at risk by abusing drugs
Homosexuals are more than three times more likely to use illicit substances, study reveals
Britain faces drink, drugs and obesity health crisis
Figures show large jump in obesity as well as drink and drug-related deaths, although life expectancy continues to rise
The general practitioner: Patient minded
Over 30 years, Judith Yates has met generations of families at her inner-city surgery. But her next appointment is with retirement, she tells Graham Snowdon
A Pandora’s box full of smart drugs
Ann Robinson: We should think very carefully before we start routinely taking drugs such as Modafinil to boost cognitive function
Universities told to consider dope tests as student use of ‘smart drugs’ soars
Cambridge scientist calls for ethical debate on drugs bought on internet that boost alertness and attention
Anti-obesity drug Reductil banned across Europe
Sibutramine blamed for increasing patients' chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke
Brazilian mint tea ‘as effective as pain-relief drugs’
Newcastle University researchers say ancient herbal tea is as effective as commercial medicine
Students taught how to grow marijuana in Detroit’s new cannabis college
Horticulturalists, doctors and lawyers among instructors after Michigan legalises drug as a medicine
Viagra: The profitable pill
Since its launch in 1998, Pfizer's treatment for erectile dysfunction has earned the company more than £1bn a year
‘Female Viagra’ boosts sexual desire in women with flagging libido
Women who took the drug during a trial reported more satisfying sexual encounters and a higher libido
Heroin: a tale of addiction
Glen, 55 and a long-term heroin addict, explains how a new treatment has changed his life
Students warned of lethal risks from ‘legal highs’
Ministers back campaign to warn clubbers of health dangers
Weightloss pill investigated for liver damage
Slimming drug, sold over the counter as Alli, investigated in the US after 32 reports of serious liver injury