New Alzheimer’s Drug Gantenerumab Promises Treatment

Gantenerumab, a new drug developed by Roche Holding AG, promises treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the study published in the Archives of Neurology on October 10, 2011. Researchers suspect the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain causes Alzheimer’s disease. The new Alzheimer’s drug may help lower levels of such plaque. It is said [...]

Retiring Wisely And Happily

In our developmental milestone, reaching the age of retirement is basically one of the most difficult stages. Aside from the fact that during this time your health is deteriorating, this is also the time of your life that you will be losing the opportunity to get employed as you reach age limits. Most of the [...]

Op-Ed: Alone Together

Dispatches from the ‘webosphere’. How unique online communities are blooming in the age of global inter-connectivity. A member describes her typical day: wake up; brush her teeth; yell at one of her eight cats for urinating on the couch; read three chapters from an Orson Scott Card novel; eat a bowl of salad; then spend [...]

$100,000 DiCaprio Car is a 2012 Fisker Karma Hybrid Car (Video)

Leonardo DiCaprio, the environmentalist actor famous for his films ‘Titanic’ and “Inception’ just bought a car worth $100,000, a 2012 Fisker Karma Hybrid on August 18, 2011 The $100,000 DiCaprio car was designed by Henrik Fisker, an automobile designer and CEO of Fisker Coachbuild, with a price of $96,895 for the base model and closer [...]

“Malleable” Biomaterial Suitable for Soft Facial Tissue Replacements

There is no shortage of materials that can reliably be shaped and molded to replace hard components like bone when doing reconstructive surgery. But suitable replacement for soft tissues, particularly for facial use, is lacking. Those that are available leave much to be desired and are particularly problematic when used for correcting bigger deformities. But [...]

Outrage over Muslim Actress for her Playboy Photos

Sila Sahin is a German actress of Turkish descent best known for her role in the hit soap opera Good Times, Bad Times. She is considered the model of how a Muslim woman should be in the modern world; until now. Her naked photographs graced the cover and pages of the German edition of the [...]

Justin Bieber Chops Off Signature Mane

Once again one of Justin Beiber’s songs could very well sum up what I wanted to say in this article – “Never say never”… to a haircut. Yup, the boy with the golden tresses has chopped off his famous slightly side-swept bangs. Aside from finally ending the irritation that his long bangs is causing his [...]

Elizabeth Hurley Bikini Wax Ad Received Flak

Elizabeth Hurley, once declared to be possessing the most perfectly symmetrical face, is now drawing flak for the tongue-in-cheek lines she uttered for an advertisement for bikini wax. Actually, it was an ad for Groupon, where Liz boldly declared she got 50% off the cost of her bikini wax. Seemingly harmless, right? Well, what really [...]

Miley Cyrus Receives Award for Being a Positive Inspiration to Youth?

This is very ironic, Miley Cyrus being given an award for being a positive influence to young people? If I remember right, it was just a few days ago when I caught a distraught Billy Ray Cyrus talking about his daughter being  “train wreck”, even likening her would-be fate to that of Anna Nicole Smith [...]

Bugs Are Healthy Alternative Food

Bugs Are Healthy Alternative Food – A scientist from Netherlands, Arnold van Huis, has suggested bugs as a healthy, green, alternative food, saying it is time to break old eating habits. He insisted that insect dishes could be the answer to the global food crisis, shrinking land and water resources and climate-changing carbon emissions. He [...]

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