WHO won't discuss Ebola mistakes document
Monday, 27 October 2014, 15:53
Last update: about 11 years ago
The World Health Organization said Saturday that it wouldn't explain details contained in an internal document obtained by The Associated Press in which the U.N. health agency said it fumbled early...
Stem cells to treat blindness appear to be safe
Sunday, 26 October 2014, 15:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
An experimental treatment for blindness that uses embryonic stem cells appears to be safe, and it improved vision in more than half of the patients who got it, two early studies show. Researchers...
Study: Many US hospitals use too many antibiotics
Sunday, 21 September 2014, 15:01
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Doctors in many U.S. hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just one would do the job, a new study released Wednesday suggests. Health officials...
Style goes digital as London Fashion Week opens
Sunday, 21 September 2014, 14:34
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
What to wear to London Fashion Week? The hottest designer heels, the latest fall jacket — or perhaps a tech accessory like Google Glass. Hundreds of models, stylists...
From Ebola front line: Teaching how to stay safe
Saturday, 20 September 2014, 14:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
He's traveled to the sites of worrisome outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, MERS. But the Ebola outbreak that's spiraled out of control in West Africa presents new challenges for even a veteran...
Some weird & wonderful moments of NY Fashion Week
Saturday, 20 September 2014, 14:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Modern dancers, writhing half-naked in front of giant weather-themed video installations. Miley Cyrus, not twerking, but working — in a new gig making jewelry with children's beads. A guy...
Cuba sending dozens of doctors to fight Ebola
Friday, 19 September 2014, 14:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Cuba's health ministry said Friday it is sending more than 160 health workers to help stop the raging Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, providing a much-needed injection...
Fun, spectacle at New York Fashion Week on day 2
Friday, 19 September 2014, 14:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
New York Fashion Week kicked into high gear on its second day, with celebrities dotting audiences at the Lincoln Center tents and elsewhere in Manhattan. There was whimsy at...
Day 3: Celebs and sneakers at NY Fashion Week
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 14:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The weather never seems to cooperate with New York FashionWeek. In February it's freezing and icy, and in September it seems to get even hotter than the summer that just ended. On this steamy...