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A&H: Skin care… the perfect wrap

Tuesday, 4 July 2017, 10:18 Last update: about 10 years ago A&H Magazine

Our skin is our body's largest organ. It makes up around a tenth of our body weight and covers up to two square metres. It stores water, fat and vitamin D, and it warns us of painful and potentially...

Overcoming Opioids: Easing an epidemic 1 doctor at a time

Thursday, 29 June 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

Melissa Jones is on a mission to break doctors of their habit, and in the process try to turn the tide of the painkiller epidemic that has engulfed 2 million Americans. It was in...

FIRST: Monsoon is on the move

Thursday, 29 June 2017, 07:01 Last update: about 10 years ago

When is the new Monsoon Ladies opening? The grand opening of the new Monsoon Ladies is on 23 and 24 June. The shop is not actually larger in size, but the layout is infinitely more...

New frontier in cancer care: Turning blood into living drugs

Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

Ken Shefveland's body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of his immune cells, engineered them into cancer...

Preparing the perfect espresso

Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 08:56 Last update: about 10 years ago

The aroma of freshly brewed Mauro coffee, coupled with the rhythmic sound of a champion barista preparing the perfect espresso, provided the backdrop for a Caffé Mauro seminar organised by GSD...

London fire may have destroyed DNA needed to ID victims

Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 16:12 Last update: about 10 years ago

The devastating fire that struck a high-rise tower in London may have been so powerful that it destroyed much of the DNA evidence needed to identify its victims. As firefighters keep searching...

Study: Shootings kill or injure 19 US children each day

Monday, 26 June 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 10 years ago

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence. The...

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