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'Take all their excuses away': Hard cases in heroin fight

Saturday, 6 January 2018, 14:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The van was coming for Richard Rivera, but it was taking a long time. He waited inside the entrance of Saint Anthony Hospital where he had spent the past three days getting off heroin. His next stop:...

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...

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