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US approves fish oil-based drug for cutting heart risks

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 15:16 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.S. regulators on Friday approved expanded use of a fish oil-based drug for preventing serious heart complications in high-risk patients already taking cholesterol-lowering pills. Vascepa was...

Boyhood and theatrics mark Paris Fashion Week men's shows

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 15:14 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A giant beanstalk that penetrated  a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton's exhibition  caused VIPs — including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton...

Little Peeps Mini Town to return this February

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 11:25 Last update: about 7 years ago

For a limited time only, Little Peeps Pop Up Town will soon return to Malta to create a world in which little ones can play big. It will be only the second time that the realistic miniature town,...

Academics given warm welcome to UM

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 10:17 Last update: about 7 years ago

37 new esteemed colleagues were, on Friday 16 January 2020, welcomed to the UM community during the latest Orientation Day for Academics. They gathered on the Valletta Campus. The Orientation Day...

Outdated, dangerous childbirth practices persist in Europe

Saturday, 25 January 2020, 09:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

When Clara Massons  was in labor  with her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on Massons' belly, explaining that she was helping to deliver her baby. For the next few hours,...

Paris men's fashion shows get underway

Saturday, 25 January 2020, 09:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Acrid  exhaust fumes and the beeping of car horns contrasted with perfumed interiors and the soft rustle of luxuriant fabrics, as Paris Fashion Week got underway in the public transport...

New drugs show rare promise against advanced breast cancer

Friday, 24 January 2020, 09:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Doctors reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted many previous treatments.  One...

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