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Study: Gene therapy may boost cochlear implants

Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 14:58 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Australian researchers are trying a novel way to boost the power of cochlear implants: They used the technology to beam gene therapy into the ears of deaf animals and found the combination improved...

Measles off to a fast start, as US cases trend up

Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 14:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Health officials are worried about recent U.S. measles outbreaks that so far have caused more illnesses than at the same point of any year since 1996.   Authorities say 129 cases in 13...

Kate shows off new royal style in Down Under tour

Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 14:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Kate's dilemma: What to pack for a two-week trip, when your itinerary includes everything from state receptions and church services to toddler playdates and cricket games?   For the...

Bearded dragons seen as salmonella source

Monday, 28 April 2014, 14:37 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Bearded dragons have joined the list of pets that can give you salmonella poisoning.   In the last two years, 132 people in 31 states have been infected with a rare form of salmonella...

Alexander McQueen exhibition heads to London's V&A

Monday, 28 April 2014, 14:25 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

An exhibition about late fashion designer Alexander McQueen is coming to London, four years after it wowed audiences in New York.   The Victoria & Albert Museum says...

US warns of risks with fibroid removal procedure

Saturday, 26 April 2014, 15:21 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The Food and Drug Administration is warning American women that a device-assisted procedure for treating fibroids could inadvertently spread cancer from the uterus to other parts of the...

Study: US diabetic heart attacks, strokes falling

Friday, 25 April 2014, 15:20 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

There's a glimmer of good news in the midst of the U.S. diabetes epidemic: Heart attacks, strokes and other complications from the disease are plummeting.   Over the last two decades,...

Noses, made in Britain: UK touts lab-grown organs

Thursday, 24 April 2014, 15:19 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

In a north London hospital, scientists are growing noses, ears and blood vessels in a bold attempt to make body parts in the laboratory.   It's far from the only lab in the world that is...

Electrical device helps paralyzed men move legs

Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 15:17 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Three years ago, doctors reported that zapping a paralyzed man's spinal cord with electricity allowed him to stand and move his legs. Now they've done the same with three other patients,...

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