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Toddler food often has too much salt, sugar, US study says

Friday, 6 February 2015, 12:41 Last update: about 12 years ago

Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially creating an early taste for foods that may contribute to obesity and other health risks, according...

'Still Alice' highlighting often hidden toll of Alzheimer's

Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 12:40 Last update: about 12 years ago

Her performance as a vibrant woman fading into the darkness of Alzheimer's is doing more than earning awards for actress Julianne Moore. The movie "Still Alice" is raising awareness of a disease too...

Milk does a body good? A look at the science

Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:39 Last update: about 12 years ago

Embattled milk producers in the U.S. launched a social media campaign this week to rebuild public confidence in the health benefits of their product. But how healthy is it? While the U.S....

Toddler food often has too much salt, sugar, US study says

Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:14 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially creating an early taste for foods that may contribute to obesity and other health risks,...

UK to decide if it's OK to make babies from DNA of 3 people

Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:08 Last update: about 12 years ago

British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on whether to allow scientists to use controversial techniques to create babies from the DNA of three people, a move that could make the country the first in the...

Altadrine Fat Liquidizer capsules

Monday, 2 February 2015, 14:10 Last update: about 12 years ago

CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) and Coenzyme Q10 (Co.Q10) in Altadrine Fat Liquidizer capsules combine the slimming benefits of CLA with the supply of oxygen of Co.Q10. Recently completed research has...

SkinCeuticals charity campaign in aid of Hospice Malta

Monday, 2 February 2015, 14:08 Last update: about 12 years ago

On 16 January at the Westin Dragonara Resort in St Julian's, President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca inaugurated the SkinCeuticals 2015 Charity campaign in aid of Hospice Malta at an evening hosted by...

Watch: Nationalist MP Mario Galea speaks about his mental illness

Monday, 2 February 2015, 11:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Therese Bonnici

'What does it matter that I'm perfectly healthy physically if I'm feeling depressed?' The World Health Organisation (WHO) is claiming that, by 2025, mental health care problems will be more...

WHO adopts reforms to repair reputation after bungling Ebola

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 20:08 Last update: about 13 years ago

The World Health Organization has proposed reforms that could overhaul its structure after botching the response to the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, a sluggish performance that experts say cost...

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