Rickets making a comeback in the UK, doctors say
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 14:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Rickets, the childhood disease that once caused an epidemic of bowed legs and curved spines during the Victorian era, is making a shocking comeback in 21st-century Britain. Rickets results...
Czechs in quandary over legal medical marijuana
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 14:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Just three years ago, the only thing that Zdenek Majzlik knew about cannabis was that it's good stuff for making rope. Today, the 67-year-old retired nuclear power plant employee is an experienced...
Boys a bit more likely than girls to be born early
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 14:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Boys are slightly more likely to be born premature than girls, and they tend to fare worse, says a new report on the health of the world's newborns. "It's a pattern that...
Bird flu strain infects human for 1st time
Monday, 18 November 2013, 14:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more to spot worrisome flu strains before they...
UK's top court: OK for hospital to stop treatment
Sunday, 17 November 2013, 13:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Britain's highest court has ruled in favor of a hospital that gained court approval to withhold treatment from a terminally ill man despite the family's opposition. In a unanimous...
Travelers push US malaria count highest in 40 yrs
Saturday, 16 November 2013, 13:21
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
U.S. malaria cases are at their highest level in four decades, mostly from Americans bringing home an unwelcome souvenir from their travels. Malaria is not a big problem in the U.S....
Uniting for diabetes
Friday, 15 November 2013, 15:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Vivian Corporation together with Roche Diagnostics gathered local and foreign Diabetes Care experts to exchange knowledge on creating awareness and improving diabetes management on the occasion of...
Study: Hefty tax on soda would reduce UK obesity
Friday, 15 November 2013, 13:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Slapping a 20 percent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a new study. Though the number works out to a modest drop of 1.3 percent in...
Event to celebrate International World Diabetes Day
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 14:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
For the 6th time the Diabetes and Endocrine Centre at Mater Dei Hospital had organized a free blood glucose testing to the general public for the occasion of the world diabetes day that is celebrated...
HIV-like virus suppressed in monkey experiment
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 13:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Doctors may one day be able to control a patient's HIV infection in a new way: injecting swarms of germ-fighting antibodies, two new studies suggest. In monkeys, that strategy sharply...