Archive for January, 2012
Smoking during pregnancy does not cause autism in children
: A new study has refuted any link between smoking during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children. Researchers have considered a variety of chemical exposures in the environment during pregnancy and early life as possible contributing factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders. Many have considered prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke a [...]
Nicotine may improve memory of people with pre-dementia
Scientists have found that nicotine patches help improve the memory of elderly people experiencing the earliest symptoms of dementia, a finding they say could lead to effective use of nicotine to treat people with mild cognitive impairment. However, experts said the results of the small study are not conclusive, merely hinting of a benefit and [...]
Sunny Leone is looking forward to making her big Bollywood debut-Jism2
Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone’s stint on Bigg Boss may have ended, but the actress is looking forward to making her big Bollywood debut with Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Jism 2′.Bhatt had entered the ‘Bigg Boss’ house to meet Sunny and offer her a role in the sequel to the hit 2003 film, which is being made [...]
Hrithik Roshan’s childhood was traumatized because of stammering
He is a Bollywood superstar and is known for his impressive dialogue delivery but it is hard to believe that actor Hrithik Roshan’s childhood was traumatized because of stammering, a problem which plagues him even today. The actor, who acquired the heartthrob status overnight with his debut-hit ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hain’, revealed that the defect [...]
Power of meditation -Brahma kumari’s
The most important journey you can take is the journey within. This is a journey to the truth of who you really are. This is the place, just beyond every day consciousness, where spiritual empowerment begins. Spiritual power gives you the power to choose creative thinking rather than automated thinking, response rather than reaction, peace, [...]
Rajyogini Dadi Janki ji on the occasion of Peace of Mind-The great Brahmakumari’s
Everyone, whether young or old, remembers many things in life. We even remember that which is not essential for us and that which gives us sorrow. For a human being to remember is something natural and automatic. It is essential in life to define what is essential for us to remember and what we don’t [...]
Real story behind Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner’s divorce revealed
The never before seen 1991 divorce and child support documents between Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian have revealed that their household was thrown into turmoil after he found his ex-wife in the arms of her boy toy Todd Waterman. According to the divorce papers, exclusively obtained by a magazine, the couple went head-to-head over Jenner’s [...]
Types and levels of gut bacteria may predict heart attack risk
The types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person’s likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating these organisms may help reduce heart attack risk. This discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests and therapies that physicians use to prevent and treat heart attacks. In addition, this [...]
Katy Perry delays divorce talk
Perry did not meet up with Russell Brand, as was rumoured to ‘finalise the divorce’, despite being in the same city for weeks.Perry, who jetted out of LA, was staying at a hotel in the Beverly Hills over the weekend, while Brand stayed in his new pad, according to a report in the ‘Mirror’.A source [...]
Grapes may help stave off age-related visual degeneration
Grapes provide more antioxidant protection for the eyes and may help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study has found. The study compared the impact of an antioxidant-rich diet on vision using mice prone to developing retinal damage in old age in much the same way as humans do. Mice either [...]
Uncover 5 Behaviors that Could Sabotage your Budding Relationship
Over 40 & Newly Dating? Uncover 5 Behaviors that Could Sabotage your Budding Relationship. [EXPERT] As a Dating Coach, Matchmaker, and former therapist my job is to help clients uncover patterns of behavior that sabotage their goal of finding love. My specialty is preparing Singles over 40 to return to the dating world, date [...]
Olivia Munn strips for PETA
Olivia Munn has become the latest celebrity to bare all for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).In her first nude photo shoot, the 31-year-old actress poses au naturel next to a fluffy bunny for the animal activists’ latest ‘I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur’ billboard. Munn has also filmed a video exposing [...]
Salt’s real role in high blood pressure revealed
Researchers have debunked the widely-believed concept that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the result of excess salt causing an increased blood volume, exerting extra pressure on the arteries.Their research found that excess salt stimulates the sympathetic nervous system to produce adrenalin, causing artery constriction and hypertension. The research was led by Irene Gavras, MD, [...]
Helen Mirren hopes for Perry-Brand reconciliation
Helen Mirren hopes that the estranged couple Katy Perry and Russell Brand will get back together in the future, as she admits that it can be ‘‘very hard’’ to keep high-profile marriages intact.The Oscar-winning actress – who befriended the couple since she starred alongside Brand in ‘Arthur’ last year – admitted it is “very hard” [...]
Cycling might make men infertile
Men who spend more time riding a bicycle could be pedalling their fertility away, suggests a new study. The research showed that those riding more than 180 miles a week had fewer than four per cent normal sperm. It means their chance of fatherhood is extremely low. The research was presented at the 25th annual [...]
Who will act as a Counsellor for those who are thinking to end their lives? “can’t take it any more”
After all, it happens with everyone’s life at a point of time that one;s feel like ending their lives as after all the compromises,adjustments,performing duties all you get in return is hatred,attitude,more compromises and miseries. Till far end there is no hope and excitement of life all you expect from the people for whom you care to [...]
Colors Screen Awards: And the winners are…
The star studded Colors Screen Awards concluded today amid much fanfare, and glittering performances by Shah Rukh, Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan. Best film The Dirty Picture Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Director Milan Luthria- (The Dirty Picture) Best Actor (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Rock Star) Best Actor (Female) Vidya [...]
Khloe Kardashian blasts stepmums over lovechild reports
Khloe Kardashian has taken to Twitter to hit back at her step moms who claim she is not a true Kardashian because late lawyer Robert Kardashian is not her biological father.A report in America’s Star magazine suggested Khloe is a love child of her mother Kris Jenner.Jan Ashley, the second wife and widow of the [...]
Sweetness intensity not linked to overall caloric intake
Although taste has an important impact on dietary choice, perceived sweetness intensity alone does not have a significant influence on food behaviour and dietary intake in young adults, a new study has found. For the study, students enrolled in a food and nutrition course at Deakin University, Australia and completed a food and diet questionnaire, [...]
Courteney Cox calls ex-hubby David Arquette her ‘very best friend’
Courteney Cox was all praises for ex husband David Arquette at a recent party, calling him her “very best friend.”Cox, 47, made the revelation at a Television Critics Association party for her show ‘Cougar Town’.“He’s my favorite person in the world,” a daily quoted the actress as telling a magazine.“No matter what happens in our [...]
Brazil has 14 of world’s 50 most violent cities
Of the 50 most violent cities across the world, 14 are in Brazil, a Mexican think-tank said Friday. The word’s most violent city is San Pedro Sula in Honduras, with a murder rate of 158.87 for every 100,000 inhabitants, the Citizens’ Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice said in a report. Second on the [...]
Sinead O’Connor pulls plug on marriage for second time in one month
Following her suicide bid earlier this week, Sinead O’Connor has ended her marriage for the second time in a month to child therapist Barry Herridge.The troubled Irish singer got married a month ago but split from Herridge, 38, after 16 days.They had a reunion last week, but things have ended now for good.“His association with [...]
Brooke Shields thought she’d lose her virginity to George Michael
Brooke Shields has revealed that she thought she was going to lose her virginity to George Michael while listening to Wham. Revealing on Jonathan Ross show, Shields said she also thought it would be happen in the back of a limo –and she thought he wrote ‘Careless Whisper’ about her.Shields told Jonathan later that George [...]
Magnesium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk
A fresh look at past research concludes that people who eat lots of greens and other foods rich in magnesium have fewer strokes — a finding that supports current diet guidelines. But because the research focused on magnesium in food, the authors stopped short of recommending that people take a daily magnesium supplement. It`s possible [...]
Coming soon: A test to detect Alzheimer`s early?
: Coming soon: A simple test to detect Alzheimer`s disease, the most common form of dementia, before its symptoms appear, say scientists. Alzheimer`s is currently diagnosed only after patients become demented. Now, an international team, led by the Lund University in Sweden claims to be developing the test after it found changes in spinal fluid [...]
Music: It Connects Us All
Written by: Patty Sherry The melody of that certain song plays; in that very moment I am transported in time and space, to that special moment with that special someone, and I feel that feeling. Once again I am connected. Music…it has that power to connect us all. It can evoke so much within you! [...]
People’s Choice Awards 2012 – Katy Perry, Johnny Depp, Emma Stone win big
People’s Choice Awards 2012 were held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Wednesday night. The host of the night was the popular “Big Bang Theory” actress Kaley Cuoco.The who’s who of Tinsel town showed up for the glittering event. However, some noticeable faces were still missing.Katy Perry, who was recently in news for her [...]
Madonna still waiting for Mr Right
Even at 53, pop superstar Madonna says she is open to walking down the aisle again and is hoping to be swept off her feet by a knight in shining armour.The ‘Vogue’ hitmaker, says she would consider becoming a wife for the third time after two failed marriages – to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie [...]
Dried licorice root prevents tooth decay and gum disease
Scientists have identified two substances in licorice — used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine — that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults. They say that these substances could help in treating and preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Stefan Gafner [...]
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz make red carpet debut as couple
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, who have been quiet about their brief courtship and sudden marriage last year, made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the Madrid premiere of `The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo`.The `Dream House` co-stars went public with their romance in December 2010, just one month after Weisz`s split [...]
Protein key to survival of malaria parasite identified
Scientists at the Washington University have cracked the structure and function of a protein that plays a key role in the life of a parasite that killed 655,000 people in 2010. The protein is an enzyme that Plasmodium falciparum, the protozoan that causes the most lethal form of malaria, uses to make cell membrane. The [...]
Go for layering in winter, suggests Dannii Minogue
For all those with wardrobe woes in winters, Australian singer Dannii Minogue suggests layering is the way!The 40-year-old star says the technique will not just “boost the versatility of your wardrobe”, but is also good for a “graceful transition” from the cold winter air to a heated indoor place, reports femalefirst.co.uk.The focus is definitely on [...]
Genital Herpes vaccine comes closer to reality
For the first time, scientists have found that genital herpes can reactivate even during high dose antiviral therapy, a discovery which they say underlines that new class of treatments are needed to combat this common infection that affects one in five people. The study by a team from the University of Washington`s Virology Research Clinic [...]
Physical activity may boost kids’ academic performance
Washington: Leading a physically active lifestyle may improve academic performance in children, a new study involving an Indian origin scientist suggests. Amika Singh, PhD, of the Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues reviewed evidence about the relationship between physical activity and academic performance because [...]
Scarlett Johansson still has trouble switching off after work
Scarlett Johansson has admitted that she does have trouble getting out of character and being herself.She has already starred in countless blockbusters and is known for taking her craft extremely seriously, yet the American star says she still has plenty to learn about switching off after work.“I learned that I don’t have to completely lose [...]
15-minute writing exercise can squeeze your waistline
Writing down something most important to you for just 15-minutes may help shed your extra kilos in few months, if a new study is to be believed. The new study has found that women who wrote about their most important values, like close relationships, music, or religion, lost more weight over the next few months [...]
Bruce Willis may become father of a girl once again
Bruce Willis is reportedly set to have his fourth daughter after it was announced in October that his spouse Emma Heming is pregnant with their first child.The ‘Die Hard’ actor already has three daughters, Rumer, 23, Scout, 20, and 17-year-old Tallulah, with ex-wife Demi Moore.“Bruce is going to have another baby girl in his life. [...]
Lean beef OK for certain diets: Study
People using a diet centered on fruits and vegetables to lower their cholesterol may be able to introduce lean beef and get similar results, suggests a new study. The findings, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, are similar to those of past research that found red meat may be fine in moderation. The [...]
Dia Mirza fined by Customs for duty evasion
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza was today fined over Rs 1 lakh for carrying undeclared items worth Rs 2 lakh upon her arrival at the international airport here, a senior Customs official said. The actor landed at the airport at around 2 am from Bangkok by a Thai Airways flight. “She was passing through the green [...]
Demi Moore stars in Lovelace biopic
Demi Moore is set to play feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic.’Lovelace’ which is based on the porn actress’ life, include actors Amanda Seyfried in the lead along with Wes Bentley, Sharon Stone and Peter Sarsgaard in prominent roles, reported Variety.James Franco has rejoined the project after turning down Sarsgaard’s role [...]
Justin Bieber gets new Jesus tattoo on his leg
Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber has added another inking on his growing collection of tattoos by getting the face of Jesus Christ on the back of his left calf.The 17-year-old singer, who has never made secret of his deep faith, has previously had Jesus` name which is inked in Hebrew on his rib cage. He [...]
Viagra in condom promises the lift
A patented gel in a new condom promises to boost lovemaking by promoting blood flow. The gel inside the tip of the sheath rapidly permeates the skin to boost blood flow, giving men a welcome lift. The Zanifil gel is based on nitroglycerin used in treating chest pain and heart failure since the 19th century. [...]
6 Tips to Ensure Online Dating Success in 2012
By: Julianne Cantarella, MSW, LSW As Dating Coach, Matchmaker president / owner of The Courtship Coach, people are always inquiring about online dating. I can’t tell you the countless times I’ve been asked, “Does it really work?” I stop, confidently smile and let them know Yes, it does work. Then I advise, as long as [...]
I don’t have girlfriends: Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie doesn’t have any girlfriends and says partner Brad Pitt is the only person she talks to.The 36-year-old Oscar-winning actress raises six children – Maddox, 10, Pax, right, Zahara, six, Shiloh, five, and three-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne – with Pitt.Jolie said that she is not very social, as she prefers to stay at [...]
No more dangerous stunt: Charlize Theron
Actress Charlize Theron has vowed that she will never perform dangerous stunts after an accident on the set of 2004′s ‘Aeon Flux’ had almost left her paralysed.The 36-year-old said she will not be putting her health at risk when work starts on the ‘Mad Max’ remake in Australia later this year, Daily Star reported.“It’s wise [...]
Eva Green to star in ’300′ prequel
Eva Green is set to star in ’300: The Battle Of Artemisia’, taking on the role of Greek goddess Artemisia.The 31-year-old actress is being lined to take on the lead female role in 5th century film, which is a prequel to Zack Snyder’s ’300′, the Hollywood Reporter said.The film tells the story of Greek General [...]
Scarlett Johansson dating rocker Dan White
Scarlett Johansson is reportedly dating British rocker Dan White.The 27-year-old was seen with White in London on quite a few occasions and sources said the pair are quite smitten and both see the relationship going the distance, reported The Sun.“They met in London recently. Scarlett was shooting the film ‘Under The Skin’ in the UK [...]
Brangelina to open AIDS clinic in Ethiopia
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be opening an AIDS clinic in their adopted daughter Zahara’s native country Ethiopia to ensure that she is always in touch with her African roots. The 36-year-old actress became mum to Zahara Marley in 2005. During an interview, the ‘Salt’ star. revealed that she and Pitt are in the [...]