US warns pregnant women of migraine drug risk
Sunday, 19 May 2013, 16:49
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
US warns pregnant women of migraine drug risk U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can...
UK police to track dementia patients using GPS
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 16:47
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A British police force is hoping to save time and money by giving a few dementia patients GPS tracking devices, a technique already used by health and welfare agencies but condemned by some...
Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy: Q&A
Friday, 17 May 2013, 16:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie disclosed Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene mutation that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. A look at the...
Women have more options for breast cancer surgery
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 16:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring — removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether...
2-year-old girl gets windpipe made from stem cells
Sunday, 12 May 2013, 17:08
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe now has a new one grown from her own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the experimental treatment.. Hannah Warren has...
Study: Food, skin allergies increasing in children
Saturday, 11 May 2013, 17:05
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big U.S. government survey found. Experts aren't sure what's behind the increase. Could it be that children...
Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment
Friday, 10 May 2013, 17:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right away or can safely monitor...
Baxter drug fails to slow Alzheimer's in big study
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 17:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Baxter International Inc. says that a blood product it was testing failed to slow mental decline or to preserve physical function in a major study of 390 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's...
Autism scientists seek more brains to aid research
Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 16:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Autism scientists are seeking more brain samples for research. They announced Thursday a new network collecting brain specimens around the country. They say the more they get, the better...
Study: New bird flu jumped directly from chickens
Friday, 3 May 2013, 16:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans became infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. Chinese scientists compared...