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Rare Q fever outbreak reported in American medical tourists

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 16:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

Five Americans came down with an unusual illness after traveling to Germany for a controversial treatment involving injections with sheep cells, health officials reported Wednesday. The treatment...

Cynosure European Symposium 2015, Malta

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 15:29 Last update: about 10 years ago

Cynosure, a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic treatment systems from USA, chose Malta as the destination for their annual EU symposium. Over 180 delegates...

Low-nicotine cigarettes cut use, dependence, study finds

Wednesday, 7 October 2015, 16:38 Last update: about 10 years ago

A new study might help the push for regulations to limit nicotine in cigarettes. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine ones wound up smoking less and were more likely to try to quit,...

Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemo

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 15:02 Last update: about 10 years ago

Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease - good news from a major study that shows the value of a gene-activity test to gauge...

Cardiac MRIs start to take place at Mater Dei Hospital

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 10:30 Last update: about 10 years ago

Cardiac MRIs are now available at Mater Dei Hospital, the parliamentary secretariat for health said today, International Heart Day. In a statement, the government said that patients needing...

Extreme preemies make survival gains, 20-year study finds

Sunday, 27 September 2015, 16:26 Last update: about 10 years ago

Odds have improved that many extremely premature U.S. infants will survive without major problems, although prospects remain poor for the smallest and youngest, born nearly four months too soon, a...

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