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Ohio announces alternative lethal injection drug

Tuesday, 8 October 2013, 16:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Ohio prison officials said Friday they are keeping their primary lethal injection drug in place despite the state's supply expiring, but they've added a second drug option for executioners to...

Gene scans solve mystery diseases in kids, adults

Monday, 7 October 2013, 16:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years — adults with strange symptoms and children with neurological problems, mental slowness or muscles too weak to let them stand. Now...

Propofol use in execution stirs concern

Friday, 4 October 2013, 16:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The potential use of propofol in a Missouri execution next month is raising concerns that the anti-death penalty European Union could limit its export, endangering the supply of the vital anesthetic...

New test aims to better detect viral infections

Thursday, 3 October 2013, 16:24 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

It happens too often: A doctor isn't sure what is causing someone's feverish illness but prescribes antibiotics just in case, drugs that do not work if a virus is the real...

Low estrogen may play a role in 'male menopause'

Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 16:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

TV ads tout testosterone treatments for "low T," but surprising new research shows a different hormone may play a role in less sex drive and more fat as men age. Estrogen — the female...

US wife fear sparks new look at husband in deaths

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:35 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

The more Cindy Karlsen learned about her husband, Karl, the more suspicious she became.   There was the $700,000 (€527,000) life insurance payout he received after the 2008 death of his...

London police use super recognizers to fight crime

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He's a "super recognizer," and that's giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard.   Several years ago, for...

E-cigarettes as good as nicotine patches

Monday, 30 September 2013, 16:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Electronic cigarettes worked just as well as nicotine patches to help smokers quit, according to the first study to compare them.   E-cigarettes are battery-operated products that look like...

US panel backs drug for early stage breast cancer

Sunday, 29 September 2013, 16:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A biotech drug from Roche moved one step closer Thursday to becoming the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery.   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's panel of...

US measles tally already among worst in 15 years

Saturday, 28 September 2013, 16:32 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Health officials say 2013 already is one of the worst years for measles in the U.S. in more than 15 years.   Before a vaccine became available about 50 years ago, nearly all children got...

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