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Most antidepressants don't work for young patients

Thursday, 23 June 2016, 16:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

Scientists say most antidepressants don't work for children or teenagers with major depression, some may be unsafe, and the quality of evidence about these drugs is so bad the researchers cannot be...

Rio's spandex creations shine at city's new fashion event

Thursday, 23 June 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

The city that gave the world the dental floss bikini is back in the fashion limelight with a whole new concept of what a runway show can be in the age of see-now, buy-now instant...

Not doing it: Fewer high school kids are having sex

Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 16:09 Last update: about 11 years ago

The troubles with kids these days ... are not as common as they used to be. U.S. teens are having a lot less sex, they are drinking and using drugs less often, and they aren't smoking as much,...

Scervino's menswear collection intensely personal

Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 15:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

Cat-eye motifs on sweaters were inspired by his beloved country cat, Mimmo. And the elegant silhouette with sporty touches recalls his own youthful wardrobe. "When I was 18 years old, I lived in...

Guarding against deadly blows to the chest in kids' sports

Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 16:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Jack Crowley was 15 when a baseball hit him in the chest and stopped his heart. The Long Island teen survived thanks to a police officer who grabbed a defibrillator and shocked his heart back into...

Dolce&Gabbana jazz things up with fashion cacophony

Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 15:55 Last update: about 11 years ago

This season, a huge number of Milan brands are managing transitions in creative and business leadership, and using the shift to experiment with the way they communicate with their public. That...

Slim Pasta Awarded Product of the Year 2016

Tuesday, 21 June 2016, 15:35 Last update: about 11 years ago

Slim Pasta won the coveted Product of the Year Award 2016 in the healthy food category through a survey of 11,886 people in UK & ROI conducted by TNS. Slim Pasta is an alternative to...

YRE: Maltese students impress at international level

Monday, 20 June 2016, 14:27 Last update: about 11 years ago

Two YRE international winners were announced during the local awards ceremony, which was held on 3 June at Maria Regina College SS Mosta. Julia Scerri from St Monica School Gzira and Kurt Micallef...

Q&A: Parkinson's disease

Sunday, 19 June 2016, 16:37 Last update: about 11 years ago

Before his death, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized with respiratory problems, his health complicated by advanced Parkinson's. The boxing great had lived with the degenerative disease for three decades....

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