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From nudity to origami, Paris Fashion Week has it all

Friday, 16 October 2015, 16:01 Last update: about 12 years ago

From exposed breasts to Japanese origami to the ration-era Forties, Sunday's installment of VIP-filled Paris Fashion Week had it all. Here are the spring-summer 2016 collection...

Studies say 1/3 of young men in China to die from smoking

Thursday, 15 October 2015, 16:24 Last update: about 12 years ago

Research published in the medical journal The Lancet says one in three of all the young men in China are likely to die from tobacco, but that the number can fall if the men quit...

Bill Gates and UN say malaria could be eradicated by 2040

Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 16:20 Last update: about 12 years ago

Malaria could be wiped out by 2040, despite the lack of an effective vaccine, previous failed attempts to eradicate the disease and drug resistance problems, the United Nations and Microsoft founder...

Study finds potential problem in more heart valve implants

Saturday, 10 October 2015, 16:50 Last update: about 12 years ago

Doctors have discovered a potential problem involving implanted heart valves that hundreds of thousands of people have received - they don't always open and close properly, possibly because a blood...

Study: Breast cancer detection not better with computer aid

Friday, 9 October 2015, 16:47 Last update: about 12 years ago

Computer-assisted detection used in most U.S. mammograms adds no benefit to breast cancer screening while substantially increasing costs, a large study suggests. Some previous research said...

Rare Q fever outbreak reported in American medical tourists

Thursday, 8 October 2015, 16:41 Last update: about 12 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 12 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 12 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,...

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