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US medical researchers say fetal tissue remains essential

Saturday, 22 August 2015, 16:14 Last update: about 10 years ago

The furor on Capitol Hill over a leading U.S. pro-choice group has stoked a debate about the use of tissue from aborted fetuses in medical research, but U.S. scientists have been using such cells for...

Location, extent of Carter's cancer will govern his options

Friday, 21 August 2015, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

Surgery, drugs, radiation, comfort care. What's next for Jimmy Carter depends on how widely his cancer has spread and where, and how aggressively the 90-year-old former president wants to fight...

Strep's evolution may provide clues for developing a vaccine

Thursday, 20 August 2015, 16:11 Last update: about 10 years ago

The same bacteria that cause simple strep throat sometimes trigger bloodstream or even flesh-eating infections instead, and over the years, dangerous cases have increased. Now researchers have...

Kids with cancer get futuristic chance at saving fertility

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 16:10 Last update: about 10 years ago

Barely 2 years old, Talia Pisano is getting tough treatment for kidney cancer that spread to her brain. She's also getting a chance at having babies of her own someday. To battle infertility...

Endorsement between Pasta De Cecco & Chef Sean Gravina

Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 11:45 Last update: about 10 years ago

Since 1 July Chef Sean Gravina is officially the face of the global Pasta powerhouse De Cecco for Malta. De Cecco is the brand that is used worldwide by the most important restaurants and...

Drug execs behind female libido pill have run afoul of FDA

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 16:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

A small drugmaker from North Carolina may succeed next week where many of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have failed: in winning approval for the first drug to boost women's sexual...

A&H August / September 2015

Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 13:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

Real lives, multiple babies, and underage sex. Eat well, live well, and make the most of what you’ve got. Read all about it in A&H. Out on 30th August with The Malta Independent on Sunday....

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