Global study: Kids less fit than parents were
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 16:05
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Today's kids can't keep up with their parents. An analysis of studies on millions of children around the world finds they don't run as fast or as far as their parents...
Eating nuts is tied to lower risk of death
Monday, 25 November 2013, 16:04
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease — in fact, were less likely to die of any cause — during a 30-year...
Seeking lung donors after at-home death
Sunday, 24 November 2013, 14:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The pair of lungs sits inside a clear dome, gently inflating as doctors measure how well they'll breathe if implanted into a patient who desperately needs them. It's a little-known...
Rickets making a comeback in the UK, doctors say
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 14:46
Last update: about 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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...