Implanted 'bracelet' helps treat chronic heartburn
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 16:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who get limited relief from medicines. It's a novel way to treat...
Czech communist whisky matures to excellence
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 16:04
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The Scottish peat was put on trucks and trains. The destination was Communist-era Czechoslovakia. The recipient: apparatchiks desperate for a decent whisky. The journey beyond the Iron...
Twizy Renault Sport F1 Concept: Improbable and spectacular
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 14:25
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Renault has chosen the Twizy manufacturing plant in Valladolid, Spain, to present its new Twizy Renault Sport F1 concept car. This fun take on the brand’s electric urban...
Rights and Remedies for the Consumer in the European Union
Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Professor Eugène Buttigieg, holder of a Jean Monnet Chair of European Law at the University of Malta and Judge at the General Court of the European Union has just published the book Rights and...
MCAST lecturer wins international City & Guilds award
Saturday, 27 April 2013, 12:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Alfred Mizzi, a lecturer at MCAST, was presented with the City & Guilds Medal for Excellence, in recognition of his efforts and commitments to his students at the College’s Institute of...
MCAST receives book collections of Dennis Vella and Neville Ferry
Friday, 26 April 2013, 09:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The private book collections of the late Dennis Vella and Neville Ferry, including over 1,050 volumes, were donated to the MCAST Institute of Art and Design’s Library, to be used by the...
US approves return of drug for morning sickness
Thursday, 25 April 2013, 15:56
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
A treatment pulled off the market 30 years ago has won Food and Drug Administration approval again as the only drug specifically designated to treat morning sickness. That long-ago safety...
Advance international field visit
Thursday, 25 April 2013, 12:46
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
The Malta Tourism Authority recently sent 31 successful participants on a seven-day study visit to Scotland. This international field visit forms part of the Advance Management Training Programme,...
New chef, new dishes at TemptAsian
Thursday, 25 April 2013, 11:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta Independent
Raju Arjal is the new chef at TemptAsian, the renowned rooftop restaurant at The Palace. Prior to coming to Malta chef Arjal studied Hospitality Management and Food preparation in one of Nepal’s...