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  • Chris Rock auctions role for charity

    Actor Chris Rock is auctioning a role in his next movie to raise money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. The winning bidder will play a role in "Finally Famous", which also stars Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Rock's ongoing auction on CharityBuzz.com ends June ...

  • One Direction to donate 200000 pounds for charity

    One Direction band members have announced that they will support a charity organisation, Stand Up To Cancer by donating 200,000 pounds from ticket sales of their 2014 stadium tour. The band members - Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik are also planning to add more dates to the tour if the first ones sell out. "We're so proud to be supporting Stand Up To ...

  • Healthy heart ensures healthy kidney

    Scientists have shown that a lifestyle that encourages a healthy heart could also shield patients with chronic kidney diseases from kidney failure and premature death, says a study. The findings, appearing in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), suggest that patients with kidney diseases should be encouraged to improve their heart's health, reports Science Daily. Poor ...

  • 9-year-old girl tells McDonalds CEO to not trick kids into eating unhealthy food

    A 9-year-old girl took on the head of McDonald's Corp. on healthy eating during the fast-food chain's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday. Fourth-grader Hannah Robertson, who spoke up during the gathering's question-and-answer session, told the fast food mogul that it would be nice if he stopped trying to trick kids into wanting to eat junk food all the time, the New York Daily News ...

  • Kids with Type 2 diabetes at greater risk of developing heart kidney problems

    Children who develop Type 2 diabetes are at high risk to develop heart, kidney and eye problems faster and at a higher rate than people who acquire Type 2 diabetes as adults, a new study has found. "Once these kids have Type 2 diabetes, they seem to be at very high risk for early complications when compared to adults," Jane Lynch, M.D., professor of pediatric endocrinology in the School of ...

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Devil's Advocate

It's not much of a stretch to imagine the devil making himself comfortable here on earth in the guise of a lawyer. Why not? Lawyers are paid to know the law and how to work the law to the advantage of their clients. When you're responsible for keeping the richest and most powerful men in the world out of jail, that gives you a pretty firm grasp on the strings that play the world. How better for th ... ...

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  • Haddin views cricket in new light despite Ashes anticipation following daughters cancer struggles

    Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has said that despite being back in the pursuit of the Ashes, he is viewing cricket in a new light following his daughter's battle with cancer. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, although the Ashes journey is the greatest adventure for an Australian cricketer and normally fills his mind for most of the time, however, Haddin had even considered retirement ...

  • Plymouth company helps hospitals get cash for old equipment

    Peter Robson has built a thriving business based on his simple prescription for hospitals and clinics: “Only buy what you ...

  • Some doctors seeking business experience to deal with changing health care

    But an increasing number of physicians have accepted the situation and are seeking business training as they adjust to pressures that they cut costs and improve the quality of health ...

  • Direct antibody injection boosts cancer therapy

    William B. Coley , proposed in the 1890s that a substance in bacteria stimulated the immune system to attack cancer as well as infection. While Coley achieved some success in treating patients, he was opposed by close-minded ...

  • ‘50 percent off of a medical school education’

    Medical students nationwide are struggling to find residency positions - a crucial stage in their process of becoming a doctor. But, a unique program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine guarantees residency spots for Keeley Ewing-Bramblett and her fellow students. It will allow her to stay in a rural area where, "I know I'm going to be making an ...

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