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Pigs smart as dogs? Activists pose the question

Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 16:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There's extensive evidence that pigs are as smart and sociable as dogs. Yet one species is afforded affection and respect; the other faces mass slaughter en route to becoming bacon, ham and pork...

US: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health risk

Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 23:33 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban...

Cold caps tested to prevent hair loss during chemo

Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 16:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The first time Miriam Lipton had breast cancer, her thick hair fell out two weeks after starting chemotherapy. The second time breast cancer struck, Lipton gave her scalp a deep chill and kept much of...

'Alarming' rise in children injured by falling TVs

Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 16:21 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Falling televisions sent nearly 200,000 U.S. children to the emergency room over 20 years, and the injury rate has climbed substantially for these sometimes deadly accidents, a study...

Combating Cancer PART 2 - out this Sunday 28 JULY

Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 10:12 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Don't miss Combating Cancer PART 2, the second publication in The Malta Independent on Sunday Health Report Series out this Sunday 28 July.  Following the success of the first health report...

Magazine fights child obesity 1 recipe at a time

Friday, 19 July 2013, 16:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

For years, cookbook writer Sally Sampson had wanted to write for children. No one was interested.   But by 2010, the time was right. Alarm over rising rates of childhood obesity was reaching...

Later retirement may help prevent dementia

Thursday, 18 July 2013, 16:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

New research boosts the "use it or lose it" theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or other...

Brainpower in the very old may be improving

Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 16:15 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints.   Researchers found that...

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