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APS Bank supports lunch organised by Kummissjoni Familja

Thursday, 16 January 2020, 15:25 Last update: about 8 years ago

APS Bank proudly supported an annual Christmas lunch organised by Kummissjoni Familja Parroċċa San Ġwann. 80 guests with different needs from the community attended, at the invitation...

Leanne Bartolo launches the Beach Body Challenge

Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 17:31 Last update: about 8 years ago

Having recently competed in the high-stakes international World Fitness Federation competition in Mexico, Leanne Bartolo - the current European Fitness Federation Bikini Champion - is certainly not...

US approves new drug to manage sickle cell disease

Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 15:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

U.S. regulators approved a new medicine that can help reduce extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups. The Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AG’s Adakveo for patients 16...

Pennsylvania families demand investigation into rare cancers

Saturday, 11 January 2020, 09:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The families of young people diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer confronted Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday over what they called his administration’s insufficient response to a health...

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

Wednesday, 8 January 2020, 10:33 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found that heart attack survivors benefited from a...

Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children

Saturday, 4 January 2020, 13:07 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Children are growing up in a warmer world that will hit them with more and different health problems than their parents experienced, an international report by doctors said. With increasing...

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