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Dior Addict Eau Delice

Friday, 5 July 2013, 09:14 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

"Revelling in the privilege of reckless youth, the age of dancing night and day come what may, and a time of carefree love." Christian Dior ...

US to retire most chimps from medical research

Thursday, 4 July 2013, 22:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The National Institutes of Health plans to end most use of chimpanzees in U.S. government medical research, saying humans' closest relatives "deserve special...

More US C-sections are now done closer to due date

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 22:38 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Not only has America's high level of C-sections finally stopped rising, but more of the operations are taking place closer to the mother's due date, a new government report...

New rules aim to rid US schools of junk foods

Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 22:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from vending machines and cafeteria lines at all U.S. schools as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other...

Doctors make progress toward 'artificial pancreas'

Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Doctors are reporting a major step toward an "artificial pancreas," a device that would constantly monitor blood sugar in people with diabetes and automatically supply insulin as...

Chill out with do-it-yourself summer wine coolers

Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 12:44 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The wine cooler has a bit of an identity problem. Is it a wine spritzer? A wine cocktail? Sangria? And what about that wild child moment in the '80s when it was the hottest thing on the party...

WHO study: Third of women suffer domestic violence

Saturday, 29 June 2013, 15:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

In the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released Thursday found that about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current...

US allows unrestricted morning-after pill sales

Friday, 28 June 2013, 15:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The morning-after pill is finally going over-the-counter.   The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved unrestricted sales of Plan B One-Step, lifting all age limits on the...

New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS

Thursday, 27 June 2013, 15:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest...

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