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  • Chris Rock auctions role for charity

    Actor Chris Rock is auctioning a role in his next movie to raise money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. The winning bidder will play a role in "Finally Famous", which also stars Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Rock's ongoing auction on CharityBuzz.com ends June ...

  • One Direction to donate 200000 pounds for charity

    One Direction band members have announced that they will support a charity organisation, Stand Up To Cancer by donating 200,000 pounds from ticket sales of their 2014 stadium tour. The band members - Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are also planning to add more dates to the tour if the first ones sell out. "We're so proud to be supporting Stand Up To ...

  • Healthy heart ensures healthy kidney

    Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their heart's health, reports Science Daily. Poor ...

  • 9-year-old girl tells McDonalds CEO to not trick kids into eating unhealthy food

    A 9-year-old girl took on the head of McDonald's Corp. on healthy eating during the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Fourth-grader Hannah Robertson, who spoke up during the gathering's question-and-answer session, told the fast food mogul that it would be nice if he stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat junk food all the time, the New York Daily News ...

  • Kids with Type 2 diabetes at greater risk of developing heart kidney problems

    Children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than people who acquire Type 2 diabetes as adults, a new study has found. "Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults," Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of pediatric endocrinology in the School of ...


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Anguish [DVD]

Anguish [DVD]

More than a decade before the art-imitating-life -imitating-art postmodern horror theatrics of the "Scream" trilogy (1997-2000), there was Bigas Luna's "Anguish," a clever, if not wholly successful, slasher film that toys with the uncomfortable links between blood on the screen and blood in the audience. ...

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  • Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

    Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...

  • Direct antibody injection boosts cancer therapy

    William B. Coley , proposed in the 1890s that a substance in bacteria stimulated the immune system to attack cancer as well as infection. While Coley achieved some success in treating patients, he was opposed by close-minded ...

  • ‘50 percent off of a medical school education’

    Medical students nationwide are struggling to find residency positions - a crucial stage in their process of becoming a doctor. But, a unique program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine guarantees residency spots for Keeley Ewing-Bramblett and her fellow students. It will allow her to stay in a rural area where, "I know I'm going to be making an ...

  • Family event at Fun Fore All to benefit pediatric cancer research

    Lori Silvester with her children Harrison and Kate at their Cranberry home Monday, May 20, 2013. The family will be hosting the 5th annual community Alex's Lemonade Stand in an effort to raise money for cancer research following the passing away of two family friends who were children with ...

  • Less Fed aid sign of health

    Yet almost lost in the anxiety that gripped the stock market last week is that whenever the Fed slows its drive to keep interest rates low, it will be cause for celebration: It would mean policymakers think the economy is strong enough to accelerate with less help from the ...

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