Doctors who gave children with cystic fibrosis a replacement copy of a defective gene say it appeared to slow the expected decline of some patients' lungs, but called the results "modest" and say...

The European Medicines Agency says it has started a review of cervical cancer vaccines to see if they are linked to two rare conditions, but emphasized it hasn't changed its recommendations...

Suicide is one of the most difficult subjects to contemplate, let alone talk or write about. But 23-year-old Brendan, an Australian living in Malta, has set up a website where he does precisely...

Albert Delia The importance of bees for the well-being and survival of ecosystems has recently been gathering the recognition it rightly deserves. Both the United States of America as well as the...

CCIF Malta - through Project Stop - held a concert late last month at the Buggiba Town Centre  to raise awareness on the problem of human trafficking in Malta. The event featured musical...

What is Core Green's mission?  Core Green is a micro green company based on green principles offering organic, fair-trade and natural products with the aim of making a healthier lifestyle...

Having a little extra tissue taken off during breast cancer surgery greatly lowers the risk that some cancer will be left behind and require a second operation, according to a new study that could...

Sunny side up Stay out in the sun only if it's earlier than10.00am and later than 3.30p.m. At any other time whether the sun is shining or the sky is overcast, you should aim for shade, skin...

*Angela, 45, married with two sons My husband has worked for an offshore company since we first met so I knew what I was getting into. In fact, we met while he was on his summer break in Malta....

Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer's disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it's just because they tend to live longer than men. What...