Girl, 2, dies; was focus of fight over brain death test
Friday, 25 November 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
A 2-year-old Virginia girl whose parents went to court to block a hospital from performing a brain death test on the child has died, the hospital said Monday. Mirranda Grace Lawson passed away...
DIY breast reconstruction: Device lets women do part at home
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 16:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
This might be the ultimate do-it-yourself project: Doctors are testing a device that would let women do part of their own breast reconstruction at home. It's aimed at not only making treatment...
Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trend
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 16:02
Last update: about 11 years ago
New research documents another decline in dementia rates but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. The study...
Erasmus+ EU Funded Programme on Youth Inclusion
Wednesday, 23 November 2016, 10:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
The National Federation of Past Pupils and Friends of Don Bosco organised the first part of the Erasmus+ EU funded project on Youth Inclusion: Education, Employment and Empowerment during...
55-pound Alabama teen hospitalized after 2 years in basement
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 16:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
A 14-year-old boy who weighs about 55 pounds is fighting for his life in a hospital after spending much of two years locked away in the basement of his suburban Alabama home, authorities said...
Dow’s
Tuesday, 22 November 2016, 10:03
Last update: about 11 years ago
S.Rausi Trading have been appointed exclusive distributors for Malta, by Dow's Port, owned by the prestigious Symington family, the leading proprietors of premium vineyards in the Duoro Valley,...
Vitamin D deficiency is widely overestimated, doctors warn
Saturday, 19 November 2016, 14:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Doctors are warning about vitamin D again, and it's not the "we need more" news you might expect. Instead, they say there's too much needless testing and too many people taking too many pills for a...
Surprising study finds possible culprit in preterm births
Friday, 18 November 2016, 14:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Researchers have uncovered a surprising possible trigger for some preterm births: calcium buildup in the womb, similar to the kind that stiffens older people's arteries or causes kidney...
Scientists study if Pap smear could spot birth defects early
Thursday, 17 November 2016, 14:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
A simple Pap smear may one day offer a way to screen for birth defects a little earlier in pregnancy than today's prenatal tests. Women typically get a Pap during early pregnancy, and Wayne State...