HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in US over decade
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 19:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as hopeful news that the AIDS epidemic may...
Nordstrom ads feature models with disabilities
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 19:13
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
It's not easy to find models with disabilities in ads for the fashion and beauty industry — unless you look in the Nordstrom catalog. The company has been using models with...
Trial: dengue shot offers some protection
Sunday, 20 July 2014, 16:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The most advanced vaccine for dengue only offers modest protection but could still help millions of people avoid the devastating effects of the disease known as "breakbone fever," according...
Seniors learn "parkour," sport of daredevil youths
Saturday, 19 July 2014, 15:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
On a recent morning in London, Lara Thomson practiced spinning on benches, swinging from metal bars and balancing off raised ledges — all elements of a daredevil discipline known as...
Patients seek US ban on fibroid removal devices
Friday, 18 July 2014, 15:56
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
More than a dozen Americans — including cancer patients, their family members and physicians — called on U.S. health regulators on Friday to block the use of electronic surgical tools used...
Theron, Penn dazzle Dior as fashion gets political
Friday, 18 July 2014, 15:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
They're a couple rarely seen in public, together only since February. So when Academy Award-winning power-couple Charlize Theron and Sean Penn walked in to Dior's Monday show,...
Girl hoped to have been cured of HIV has relapsed
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 15:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A U.S. girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV — and therefore is not cured. The news is a setback to hopes...
'Calm' Kardashian joins Emma Watson at Valentino
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 15:33
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
She says her life is a lot calmer since she married fashionista-rapper Kanye West. And she prefers to stay at home with her baby. But calm did not prevail Wednesday when Kim Kardashian, in...
Anthrax scare reveals more US lab safety problems
Wednesday, 16 July 2014, 15:51
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Citing an anthrax scare and other safety problems, U.S. officials on Friday said they shut down two research labs and stopped shipping highly dangerous germs to other labs. An incident at...