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  • Family Mandela is Doing Very Well

    The daughter of former South African president Nelson Mandela says he is "doing very well" as he recovers in the hospital from a lung infection. Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, South Africa's ambassador to Argentina, spoke Monday to reporters gathered outside of the Pretoria hospital where her father is being treated. On Sunday, President Jacob Zuma said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon remains ...

  • MERS Coronavirus Kills Four More in Saudi Arabia

    DUBAI Four more people have died and three more have fallen ill in Saudi Arabia from the new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the four deaths were among previously registered cases. The new infections were in Eastern Province, in the capital Riyadh and in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Saudi Arabia has been the country ...

  • Early age screening could aid breast cancer fight

    Women having a higher risk of breast cancer could be benefited from being screened for the disease at a younger age, a new research has revealed. The study, funded by the charity Breast Cancer Campaign, suggested that breast cancer sufferers aged between 35 and 39, who had their cancer detected at an earlier and more easily treatable stage, have higher chances of survival, the Daily Star ...

  • HIV prevention programs for female prostitutes in India highly effective

    A reduction in syphilis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) was seen after peer-based prevention programs provided condoms and treated STIs among sex workers and their clients in addition to other activities, a study has found. The study, led by Professor Prabhat Jha from U of T's Dalla Lana School of Public Health and St. Michael's Hospital's Centre for Global Health Research ...

  • RAW founder B Raman passes away in Chennai battling cancer

    One of India's foremost security experts and one of the founders of India's external intelligence wing-the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Bahukutumbi Raman passed away in Chennai on Sunday evening after a prolonged fight with cancer. He was 77. Described as an asset by the Indian intelligence community, Raman was a former additional secretary with the Cabinet Secretariat. He was also the ...


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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [DVD]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [DVD]

On a short list of the most important horror films of the last 50 years, Tobe Hoopers low-budget 1973 masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre invariably finds itself at the top, along with Hitchcocks Psycho (1960) and George A. Romeros Night of the Living ... ...

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  • US man claims his new formula can replace fast food as healthy option

    A US man, who hasn't eaten three solid meals a day in months, has claimed that he has created what he says is a formula that gives his body the exact amount of vitamins and minerals it needs to survive. Rob Rhinehart believes his formula could be the ideal replacement for unhealthy fast food, or for time-poor people who wanted to avoid the stress of shopping and cooking. The 24-year-old has ...

  • Quick and simple ways to prevent skin cancer

    Following some simple steps may help people reduce their risk of developing skin cancer, the most common form of cancer, says expert. The easiest way to prevent skin cancer is to protect your skin with clothing, said board-certified dermatologist Zoe D. Draelos, MD, FAAD, consulting professor at Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C. He suggests carrying a wide-brimmed hat and ...

  • Pietersen confirms fitness for Ashes after knee injury

    England batsman Kevin Pietersen who has not played since March owing to knee injury has confirmed that he will be returning to the team and aim for the Ashes series. Pietersen has said that he will return with the Surrey in their County Championship fixture against Yorkshire in the next week, Sport24 reports. According to the report, this fixture has been considered a comeback for Pietersen ...

  • Parents physical activity unlikely to influence teen fitness

    A new study has found that while teens with normal weight parents tended to be more fit, having physically active parents didn't affect teens' level of fitness. Cardiorespiratory fitness influences health in youth and adulthood, said lead study author Eliane Peterhans, a sports sciences researcher at the University of Konstanz in Germany. "It is very important to understand how adolescents ...

  • Medical People

    These five physicians recently joined the medical staff at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Haines City:Dr. Ambica Soni, family practitioner at Soni Family Practice in Davenport, who studied medicine at St. Christopher Iba Mar Diop College of Medicine, Luton, England. Her residency in family medicine was at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where she was chief resident. Soni ...

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