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Pharmacies opening today between 9am and noon

Sunday, 29 January 2017, 06:46 Last update: about 9 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 9 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 9 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...

Testing wearable sensors as 'check engine' light for health

Thursday, 26 January 2017, 16:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

A next step for smart watches and fitness trackers? Wearable gadgets gave a Stanford University professor an early warning that he was getting sick before he ever felt any symptoms of Lyme...

New advice: Peanuts in baby's diet can prevent scary allergy

Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 16:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

New parents, get ready to feed your babies peanut-containing foods - starting young lowers their chances of becoming allergic. The National Institutes of Health issued new guidelines Thursday...

Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze from robotic sleeve

Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 16:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping. So far it's been tested only in animals, improving blood flow in pigs....

It's all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study finds

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 16:26 Last update: about 9 years ago

Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as much as people who exercise more...

Diet Res-Illusions: Tips from the pros on how to lose weight

Friday, 20 January 2017, 16:25 Last update: about 9 years ago

We make 'em, we break 'em. New Year's diet resolutions fall like needles on Christmas trees as January goes on. Genes can work against us. Metabolism, too. But a food behavior researcher has tested a...

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