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UK Swine Flu Expert in Malta
Professor Nigel Lightfoot, CBE, UK Chief Advisor on Pandemic Influenza, giving of his expertise while holidaying in Malta this month. The Chief Advisor on emergency preparedness and pandemic influenza...
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Surviving a Malta heatwave
Practise Safe Sun in Malta this summer. I landed back in Malta around midnight last night, when the temperature was close to 30 degrees. This morning, even my 200 year-old farmhouse with metre-thick...
View ArticlePrickly Pear-shaped healthly eating
The prickly pear reigns supreme in Malta’s landscape. At this time of year, its fruits ripen and are harvested by hardy folk as a food for free. In the more rural villages, you’ll find veggie vans and...
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A breath of Malta’s fresh air?
Hung out to dry, but how clean will they be later? “Oh, pollution, well, it all blows away thankfully, since it’s nearly always windy in Malta.” This was how one friend answered my query about air...
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Smile, you’re in Gozo (for dental treatment?)
The signs are that Gozo is the place to head for dental treatment these days! Malta has quietly been establishing itself as a medical tourism destination in recent years. The islands can claim a long...
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Food for thought
The edible thistle, the globe artichoke, in season aplenty in Malta right now I have just seen Jamie Oliver’s TED talk video. Love or hate his style, Jamie is just about the only celeb voice...
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Spoilt for Spas
Winter, the one time of year it isn't a sauna in Malta, and here we are wishing it were! Spring has sprung and summer is a sniff around the corner! So, it’s time to start peeling off layers and...
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Dr John Briffa: ‘Escape the Diet Trap’ workshop in Malta
Dr John Briffa is a renowned specialist in nutrition and weight loss. A practising doctor, consummate journalist, broadcaster and author, Dr Briffa lives and works in the UK where he was born to...
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EU Year of the Brain & a pioneering neuro-tech company in Malta
With 2014 designated European Year of the Brain, we thought we’d shed light on an innovative, award-winning young company in Malta that’s been quietly working on ground-breaking, neurotechnology...
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Sweet-toothed holiday: Malta’s dental tourism
When a hi-tech dental clinic sets up in one of Malta’s most prestigious new business locations, Skyparks, right outside ‘arrivals’ at Malta International Airport, it’s clearly a sign of the interesting...
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Around Malta for the Gluten-Free
Before I was advised to go on a gluten-free diet, one of my favourite outings with family and friends was to try out new restaurants. Going about my days now, as someone diagnosed gluten-intolerant,...
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European Health Insurance Card: don’t leave home without it
We all do it – travel without health insurance! I am as guilty as the next person. We book online with credit cards for our flights and hotels, and uncheck any boxes asking us to opt in for travel and...
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Dr John Briffa: ‘Escape the Diet Trap’ workshop in Malta
Dr John Briffa is a renowned specialist in nutrition and weight loss. A practising doctor, consummate journalist, broadcaster and author, Dr Briffa lives and works in the UK where he was born to...
View ArticleFitness is for February
Lose weight, get fitter, eat better or resolve to be generally healthier are amongst the top new year resolutions, and, it will probably be no surprise to many of you that only about 30% of these make...
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