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Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss

Tuesday, 29 August 2017, 12:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer's? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising number of patients whose memory problems are hard to pin...

Cisk Pilsner voted World’s Best in World Beer Awards 2017

Monday, 28 August 2017, 14:03 Last update: about 10 years ago

Cisk Pilsner, brewed by the Farsons brewery, has been voted the World's Best Czech Style Pale Lager in the World Beer Awards 2017 at a judging event held in London earlier this month. In winning this...

Novel leukemia treatment could be 1st US gene therapy

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 15:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 10-0 on Wednesday in favor of the leukemia treatment developed by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp. The FDA usually follows...

Faces of Concussions: Football families share lives with CTE

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 15:39 Last update: about 10 years ago

The former New York Jets defensive back, a star of the team's only Super Bowl championship, had played a lot of golf; he was a single-digit handicap at the time. But he was watching the Golf Channel...

MCAST launches part-time courses to start in October

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 15:03 Last update: about 10 years ago

MCAST launched over 300 part-time courses including 38 new and accredited courses. The launch was held at the MCAST students' house in the presence of Stephen Vella, general manager MCAST Gateway to...

FIRST: Wild West... The modern cowgirl

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 09:00 Last update: about 10 years ago First Magazine

As the sartorial wheel of fortune turns, western-inspired everything has been chosen by the fashion gods for the current look of choice. The last time cowboy boots appeared on the runways, iPods and...

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