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Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies

Thursday, 8 March 2018, 10:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Save your life but harm your heart? Health experts are sounding a warning as potential side effects of a growing number of breast cancer treatments come to light. In its first statement on the...

End of the road for TommyXGigi, Dolce&Gabbana fly drones

Thursday, 8 March 2018, 10:22 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Designers have made plays big and small for the loyalty of younger admirers at Milan Fashion Week. They have reached out with Instagram-savvy supermodels like Gigi Hadid, styles that incorporate...

Second man has gene editing; therapy has no safety flags so far

Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 10:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged from the first man's treatment nearly three months ago,...

Milan Fashion Week opens with #metoo moment of reflection

Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 10:21 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Milan Fashion Week got underway Wednesday with a moment's pause to put focus on women who have come forward as victims of sexual misconduct. Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, who accused Harvey...

Le Méridien scoops 28 medals at culinary championships

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 13:12 Last update: about 9 years ago

The kitchen brigade behind Taro Restaurant of Le Méridien St Julian's Hotel & Spa beat off stiff competition from 300 other local and international chefs and scooped 28 medals during the...

Tiny implant opens way to deliver drugs deep into the brain

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 10:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Scientists have created a hair-thin implant that can drip medications deep into the brain by remote control and with pinpoint precision. Tested only in animals so far, if the device pans out it...

Armani rejects overdone emotion, Ferragamo favours colour

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 10:19 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Fashion and politics clashed Saturday in Milan's main squares and runways, as protesters rallied ahead of Italy's divisive national election and designers at Milan Fashion Week showed off their own...

CareMalta team goes the extra mile to mark silver anniversary

Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 09:55 Last update: about 9 years ago

Sixty-six individuals representing Malta's leading care provider, CareMalta celebrated the company's silver anniversary in style by either running or walking the Vodafone Malta Half Marathon/walkathon...

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