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Altacura Propolis to Combat Influenza

Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 10:42 Last update: about 8 years ago

The flu season is bringing about a hectic mania of people rushing to get their flu shots!  Nevertheless it is worthwhile to go one step ahead and protect yourself even further.  On the...

Can breakfast help keep us thin? Nutrition science is tricky

Monday, 30 January 2017, 16:38 Last update: about 8 years ago

Cereal makers have happily encouraged the belief that eating breakfast can help keep us thin and bring other benefits, partly by paying for studies that seem to support the idea. So, does that...

Pharmacies opening today between 9am and noon

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 06:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

Valletta: New British Dispensary, 109/110 St John Street; Ħamrun: Thomas' Pharmacy, 796 St Joseph High Street; Qormi: Tal-Ħlas Pharmacy, Freedom Street; Birkirkara: Herba Pharmacy, 183 High...

Volunteers get bit to test new strategy for malaria vaccine

Saturday, 28 January 2017, 16:34 Last update: about 8 years ago

Researchers infected lab mosquitoes with genetically weakened malaria parasites, and then recruited volunteers willing to be bitten - a lot - to test a possible new strategy for a vaccine. The...

The good, bad and unknown about marijuana's health effects

Friday, 27 January 2017, 16:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks. Those are among the conclusions...

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