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Rapid weight gain in infants linked to childhood obesity

New York - A Harvard study has found that infants that gain weight quickly during the first six months of life, are prone to obesity as toddlers. The study, which is schedule to be published in the April issue of Pediatrics, may be the key that medical professionals have been looking for. By being able [...]

Gisele feels like mom to Brady’s boy

Los Angeles - When model Gisele Bundchen began dating Patriots’ quarterback, Tom Brady, neither of them knew that Tom’s former girlfriend was pregnant with his child. After describing the original news as a “wake-up call”, Gisele has since stated that she feels like the toddler son is “100 percent” hers.
The newlywed wife has stated that [...]

New Dating Show Seeks Overweight Contestants

New York - In response to all those who felt that network reality and dating shows only featured highly attractive people, Fox has announced it is casting for a new show that will feature only overweight contestants.
“More To Love,” from producer Mike Fleiss, will feature average looking women who vie for the love of a [...]

Action Video Games are Good for the Eyes

Research has found that playing action video games is actually good for your eyes.
No evidence was linked to poor eyesight and playing video games.
The study further provided the information that vision was improved by about 20% after playing action video games for a few hours every day for one month.
It was also discovered through this [...]

Rihanna Gets a Gun Tattoo

Los Angeles - Rihanna is turning heads with her new tattoo.
The hit R&B singer has a new tattoo on her side of a small handgun. Rihanna reportedly got the gun tattoo on March 19th.
The tattoo artist BangBang has made statements that the gun tattoo was inspired by a necklace Rihanna has worn.
The artist has also [...]

China Bans YouTube

For the third time since 2007, China has banned YouTube. The ban started Monday and has continued. Notorious for blocking access to online sources of information that it deems threatening, sensitive, or unacceptable, China has in the past also banned users from popular websites such as Flickr, the New York Times, Wikipedia, BlogSpot, along with [...]

Can Red Meat Kill You?

New York - Studies have shown that a person who consumes up to a quarter pound of red meat per day faces significant increased risk of cancer, ulcers, Alzheimer’s disease and other medical illnesses that can shorten a life span.
Most Americans are told to eat a balanced diet, but beef and pork are a major [...]

Are There Risks to Being Screened for Prostate Cancer?

New York - One might think that early detection of cancer is the best way to save lives — we all know the statistics for breast cancer survival based on early detection. But what about other forms of cancer, such as prostate cancer in men?
You’d think early detection would also be key here, but recent [...]

Radio Personality Don Imus Announces He Has Prostate Cancer

New York - Radio host Don Imus used his microphone on Monday morning to announce to his audience that he has begun a battle fighting prostate cancer. The longtime radio personality, who is now 68 years old, let his listeners know that he had been diagnosed with state II of the disease.
According to news sources [...]

Lindsay Loahn Arrest Warrant

Los Angeles - Beverly Hills Superior Court has issued an arrest warrant for actress Lindsay Lohan on Friday March 13th.
The warrant is believed to be related to Lohan’s 2007 DUI and hit and run, for which she is currently serving a three year term of probation.
Police reportedly are not actively pursuing Lohan, but indicate that [...]