Imagine the thrill of discovery when more than 10 years of research on the origin of a common genetic disease, cystic fibrosis (CF), results in tracing it to a group of distinct but mysterious...

Life extension – using science to slow or halt human aging so that people live far longer than they do naturally – may one day be possible.    Big business is taking this...

54 per cent of patients at Mount Carmel Hospital stated that there are privacy issues related to using washing or toilet facilities, the Mental Health Commissioner revealed. The annual report for...

Today, nearly 40 percent of U.S. adults and 21 percent of youth are obese. This trend is on the upswing and the worldwide population is becoming more obese – which is increasing the risk of...

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric illness that primarily effects young people during their adolescence. While anorexia is relatively uncommon, affecting about 1 percent of the population, it can be...

For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety milestone that may encourage wider...

A large majority of people who seek medical professionals like Caruana Dingli do so because they feel a lump in their breasts and want it checked out. However, he stresses that only about a tenth of...

There are currently 14,216 people registered as organ donors, which equates to approximately three per cent of the population. The Malta Independent on Sunday spoke to Michel Camilleri who has...

Marijuana's main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers' breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and...

Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks aren't worth it for...