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UK grants 1st license to make babies using DNA from 3 people

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 16:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

Britain's Newcastle University says its scientists have received a license to create babies using DNA from three people to prevent women from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their...

YSL ad triggers sexism outcry as Chanel rockets to space

Sunday, 9 April 2017, 15:32 Last update: about 11 years ago

Chanel rocketed into space Tuesday at Paris Fashion Week in an interstellar-themed show spectacular that saw designer Karl Lagerfeld reach for the stars - and a star-filled front...

Patients' reports may aid prostate cancer treatment choice

Saturday, 8 April 2017, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

Men with early-stage prostate cancer face a dizzying quandary over which treatment to choose but two new studies on side effects may make those decisions a bit easier. The research bolsters...

Target is counting on Victoria Beckham to spice up sales

Saturday, 8 April 2017, 15:31 Last update: about 11 years ago

The pop-star-turned designer and Target teased looks Wednesday from a limited-time collaboration that go on sale next month, highlighting hot-pink pants suits and whimsical black-and-white dresses....

FDA approves 1st drug for aggressive multiple sclerosis

Friday, 7 April 2017, 15:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug for an aggressive kind of multiple sclerosis that steadily reduces coordination and the ability to walk. The Food and Drug Administration approved...

Paris gets Hadid-mania, as Saab and Mugler channel dark, 80s

Friday, 7 April 2017, 15:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

It was designer Elie Saab's first collection since his coup of dressing Meryl Streep for the Oscars following the actress' high-profile spat with Chanel. The deep blue embellishments of Streep's...

World Health Day 2017 - Depression: Let's talk

Friday, 7 April 2017, 08:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Office of the Commissioner for Mental Health

Depression is estimated to effect 4% of the world population and is linked to close to 800,000 suicides per year globally according to the World Health Estimates of the World Health Organisation...

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