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Bearded dragons seen as salmonella source

Monday, 28 April 2014, 14:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Bearded dragons have joined the list of pets that can give you salmonella poisoning.   In the last two years, 132 people in 31 states have been infected with a rare form of salmonella...

US warns of risks with fibroid removal procedure

Saturday, 26 April 2014, 15:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Food and Drug Administration is warning American women that a device-assisted procedure for treating fibroids could inadvertently spread cancer from the uterus to other parts of the...

Study: US diabetic heart attacks, strokes falling

Friday, 25 April 2014, 15:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There's a glimmer of good news in the midst of the U.S. diabetes epidemic: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting.   Over the last two decades,...

Noses, made in Britain: UK touts lab-grown organs

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 15:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in a bold attempt to make body parts in the laboratory.   It's far from the only lab in the world that is...

Electrical device helps paralyzed men move legs

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 15:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same with three other patients,...

A&H is out this week

Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 17:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Look out this week for the latest issue of A&H for the latest on health and well being.   Couch potatoes might be inspired by Giselle Camilleri’s story of keeping up with work,...

Ebola virus in Africa outbreak is a new strain

Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 15:16 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Ebola virus that has killed scores of people in Guinea this year is a new strain — evidence that the disease did not spread there from outbreaks in some other African nations, scientists...

DNA alternative to Pap smear sparks medical debate

Monday, 21 April 2014, 15:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A high-tech screening tool for cervical cancer is facing pushback from more than a dozen American patient groups, who warn that the genetic test could displace a simpler, cheaper and more established...

UK scientists slam flu drug in ongoing debate

Friday, 18 April 2014, 16:05 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

British scientists say there isn't enough evidence to prove the antiviral drug Tamiflu reduces the spread of flu.   The findings published Thursday in the journal BMJ question whether...

Study backs nonsurgical way to fix heart valves

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 16:02 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A new study gives a big boost to fixing a bad aortic valve, the heart's main gate, without open-heart surgery. Survival rates were better one year later for people who had a new valve placed...

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