For baby's brain to benefit, read the right books at the right time
Friday, 5 January 2018, 14:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
The Conversation
Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear from a variety of health professionals and educators that reading to their kids is critical for...
Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 14:49
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen have fewer side effects than past oral contraceptives. But a large Danish study suggests that, like older pills, they still modestly raise the...
GasanMamo Insurance supports KSU
Thursday, 4 January 2018, 09:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Malta's leading Insurance company, GasanMamo once more supported the University Students' Council (KSU) in the organisation of the seventh annual KSU Car Treasure Hunt which was held last month. KSU...
'It never really leaves you.' Opioids haunt users' recovery
Wednesday, 3 January 2018, 14:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
It's hard to say whether businessman Kyle Graves hit rock bottom when he shot himself in the ankle so emergency room doctors would feed his opioid habit or when he broke into a safe to steal his...
An evening with Gaja
Thursday, 28 December 2017, 15:20
Last update: about 10 years ago
A much-anticipated evening with Gaja brand ambassador Gaia Gaja attracted an appreciative audience earlier this month. Hosted by local representatives Mirachem, Ms Gaja spoke enthusiastically about...
Why teen brains need a later school start time
Tuesday, 26 December 2017, 14:32
Last update: about 10 years ago
The Conversation
Sleep deprivation in teenagers as a result of early school start has been a topic of concern and debate for nearly two decades. School principals, superintendents and school boards across the country...
Opioid epidemic shares chilling similarities with the past
Monday, 25 December 2017, 11:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
While declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency Thursday, President Donald Trump said: "Nobody has seen anything like what's going on now." He was right, and he was...
New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headaches
Friday, 22 December 2017, 14:28
Last update: about 10 years ago
New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they cut the frequency of the...