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Archive for July, 2009
Chinese scientists discover alternative to embryonic stem cells
Jul. 23 | A team of Chinese scientists has successfully bred mice from cells that could offer an option to embryonic stem cells, producing the most conclusive evidence so far that the process could help sidestep many of the explosive ethical issues surrounding...
Actress Mischa Barton on the road to recovery
Jul. 23 | Actress Mischa Barton was placed on involuntary psychiatric hold last week (16Jul09), after suffering a meltdown and calling cops to her Los Angeles home. According to Barton’s rep, she is “still seeking treatment” but is “making...
Are electronic cigarettes still safer than real cigarettes?
Jul. 23 | The FDA and other health agencies are warning Americans to stay away from electronic cigarettes. In an announcement on Wednesday, the FDA reported that it had discovered nicotine in products labeled nicotine-free as well as chemicals diethylene glycol...
Electronic cigarettes contain traces of toxic substances and carcinogens
Jul. 22 | According to the Food and Drug Administration, electronic cigarettes contain traces of toxic substances and carcinogens. The FDA tests found e-cigarettes contain “known carcinogens and toxic chemicals,” including diethylene glycol, an ingredient...
Who will fight Fedor Emelianenko?
Jul. 22 | Affliction “Trilogy” star Josh Barnett has officially tested positive for an illegal substance, a metabolite (2a-methyl-5a-androstan- 3a-ol-17-one) of the anabolic steroid Drostanolone. As a result, the main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Josh...
Tests for a swine flu vaccine will start soon
Jul. 22 | The University of Maryland School of Medicine will be one of 10 centers in the nation to test a swine flu vaccine on adults and children. The pediatric hospital hopes to start enrolling volunteers beginning in August, according to a news release. The...
Healthy lifestyle you can reduce your risk of heart failure
Jul. 22 | The findings of two new studies shows that by living a healthy lifestyle you can reduce your risk of heart failure by up to 50 percent. In the first study of more than 20,000 men followed from 1982 through 2008, the research team from Harvard and Boston...
ESPN’s Erin Andrews outraged over secret video
Jul. 22 | A reporter for ESPN, Erin Andrews, is dealing with a video that was secretly recorded and posted on the internet showing her walking around in her hotel room with no clothing. Andrews’ lawyer, Marshall B. Grossman, said yesterday she was “surreptitiously...
Ryan O’Neal speaks out about his long time love Farrah Fawcett
Jul. 21 | Long time partner of Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O’Neal, appeared this morning on NBC’s “The Today Show” to talk about the loss of Farrah Fawcett. O’Neal said he believed Farrah clung to life in her final weeks. Farrah “wouldn’t pass,”...
