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Big studies give mixed news on fish oil, vitamin D

Monday, 3 December 2018, 16:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a dose found in many...

Why do some people hurt more than others?

Friday, 30 November 2018, 14:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Anyone who came of age in the 1990s remembers the “Friends” episode where Phoebe and Rachel venture out to get tattoos. Spoiler alert: Rachel gets a tattoo and Phoebe ends up with a black...

The Malta Independent Competition Terms and Conditions

Friday, 30 November 2018, 11:32 Last update: about 9 years ago

1. Eligibility: This Campaign is open only to residents of the Maltese Islands aged 18 years or older. Employees of Standard Publications, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion...

Trippy depression treatment? Hopes and hype for ketamine

Thursday, 29 November 2018, 14:30 Last update: about 9 years ago

It was launched decades ago as an anesthetic for animals and people, became a potent battlefield pain reliever in Vietnam and morphed into the trippy club drug Special K. Now the chameleon drug...

More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery

Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 14:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

New evidence about a cancer operation in women finds a higher death rate for the less invasive version, challenging standard practice and the "less is more" approach to treating cervical...

Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasy

Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 14:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Growing up amid the tumult of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, Rick Doblin says he became convinced that humanity was "crazy" and "inherently destructive." As a teenager, he came to see...

MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPÉ: Greater sporting character

Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 13:38 Last update: about 9 years ago

Auto Sales Ltd have just received the first facelifted modes in the best-selling Mercedes-Benz C-Class range, notable among which is the sporty two-door coupé. The other three modes are the...

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