Archive for August, 2011

FACEBOOK ‘BIGGER CONCERN THAN DIET’

A survey of over 1,500 parents in the United Kingdom showed that more than diet and lifestyle, it is finances and Facebook which worries them the most. The survey was part of the Philips Centre for Health and Well-being Mother and Childcare global study on the attitudes towards family health. Up to 50 percent of [...]

FDA Mulls Fate of Avastin as Breast Cancer Drug

The hearing for the fate of breast cancer medicine Avastin got an emotional start Tuesday after advocacy groups, doctors and patients delivered their testimonies in front of federal advisors. “I owe my life to Avastin,” said 66-year old Patricia Howard of New York, who has been treated for breast cancer since 2005. “I’m not just [...]

Japan’s Factory Output Rises, Extending Post-Quake Rebound

The restoration of operations of manufacturing plants and the easing of supply-chain disruptions in Japan has resulted to an increase in the country’s industrial production for the second month after the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the country n March 11. The Trade Ministry in Tokyo confirmed today a 5.7 percent increase in factory output [...]

Prince Harry Dating Lingerie Model

Apparently, Prince Harry is over his on-again girlfriend of the past seven years, Chelsy Davy. It has been reported that the royal started dating lingerie model Florence Brudenell-Bruce. The 26-year-old prince has been allegedly having secret dates with the 25-year-old blonde for several months at her £2.5 million mansion in Notting Hill. Harry and Florence [...]

Cost of Prince Charles up by 18 per cent last year

The rest of Britain may be learning to live in austerity but not the Prince of Wales whose household, which operates on taxpayers’ money, increased its expenses by 18 percent from £1.66 million to £1.96 million during the past 12 months. The 40 percent increase in Government grants, used to run the London residence of [...]

iPhone 4S to be Launched in September with no iPhone 5 in the Picture ?

With the iPhone 4 launched a year ago, all thoughts are about the upcoming iPhone 4. According to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, Apple is going to release two iPhones this September – a cheaper one, the iPhone 4S, and the immediate successor to the iPhone 4, the iPhone 5. The analyst says that Apple [...]

Lady Gaga Sued for Alleged Japan Earthquake Charity Scam

Lady Gaga is widely known not only for singing, but also for her charity work throughout the world. She donated large sums to homeless youth organizations and raised half a million dollars for victims of the Haiti earthquake. But it seems that something went wrong with her last fundraiser for the victims of the Japan [...]

U.S. Tells China It Wants Stability in South China Sea

The United States told China it wants a reduction of the South China Sea tension despite its previous statements that it won’t interfere in the territorial conflict involving China and the other Asian countries. This happened during the recently-concluded U.S-China Asia-Pacific Consultations where the two nation’ two senior diplomats met. Kurt M. Campbell, East Asian [...]

Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig secretly marry

Hollywood was caught by surprise last week with the announcement of the wedding of The Mummy star Rachel Weisz and James Bond star Daniel Craig. The 41-year old Weisz and 43-year old Craig were married secretly in a small ceremony in New Yo9rk Wednesday. There were rumours that the two have been together as early [...]

The singer’s estate has earned profits over $300 million in the two years since Jackson died.

About half a billion dollars in debt may have been left behind by Michael Jackson when he died in 2009 but profits from licensing agreements, music sales and upcoming projects have turned his one-suffering estate into a thriving one. Reuters has obtained legal documents that have been filed in February which shows that while Jackson’s [...]