• Lansley 'has PM's full support'

Andrew Lansley has David Cameron's "full support", despite a Downing Street source reportedly saying the health secretary "should be taken out and shot".

  • Hundreds seek NHS implant advice

Almost 1,000 private patients with PIP breast implants have contacted the NHS, according to MPs.

  • Spoon-fed babies 'end up fatter'

Babies weaned on pureed food tend to end up fatter than infants whose first tastes are finger food, researchers believe.

  • Court hears social care challenge

The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

  • GMC guidance on assisted suicide

The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.

  • Death leads to ambulance demand

Relatives of a woman who blame her death on a 41-minute wait for a paramedic, hand over a petition urging a dedicated ambulance service for their town.

  • NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'

The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.

  • Campaign to cut smoking in cars

A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.

  • 'Birth defect risk' for diabetics

The risk of birth defects increases four-fold if the pregnant mother has diabetes, a study of 400,000 pregnancies in England suggests.

  • 'A little too much drink' warning

Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.

  • Coffee could improve memory

Drinking decaffeinated coffee could improve our memory, a study suggests.

  • The bridal fitness challenge: week 1

Bride-to-be and utter foodie Emma Barnett has decided to finally get fit for her big day. In the first of a new six-week series, she begins the 'Body Plan' fat-burning programme.

  • Yoga: from ritual sex to middle-class ritual

The practice of yoga has come a long way from its origins in India thousands of years ago. Here are a few facts about the popular activity.

  • South Africa considers law banning sale of alcohol to pregnant women

South Africa is considering introducing a law that bans retailers from selling alcohol to pregnant women.

  • 'Green' yoga teachers could kill

Performing yoga while being instructed by an inexperienced teacher can be deadly as they sometimes put pupils in life threatening positions, an expert on the activity has warned.

  • The final frontier in the war on cancer

Frustrated by glacial progress, the US has turned to physicists to fight the disease, reveals Paul Davies.

  • Force NHS trusts to admit mistakes to patients, urge groups

NHS trusts should be forced to tell patients when they make errors and cause harm, patients groups have said in a letter to The Daily Telegraph.

  • Archbishop Rowan Williams: assisted suicide could spell 'disaster'

The Archbishop of Canterbury last night warned that moves to legalise assisted suicide could spell "disaster" for society.

  • DVT risk raised by sitting in the window seat

Sitting in a window seat during a long flight can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), say doctors.

  • BBC's 'Call the Midwife' brings back memories

Blood, tears and fainting husbands - the BBC hit series 'Call the Midwife' has evoked so many memories for Monica Fitten.